Receta Lebkuchen Cookies

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Ingredientes

The color comes from a high amount of whole eggs and/or
egg whites in the dough. They are usually decorated with
almonds and/or candied lemon and orange peels
Lebkuchen (Gingerbread) Cookies~
1/2 cup softened butter
1 cup sugar
4 eggs
3 cup flour
1 T Lebkuchengewürz spice, recipe follows
2 T cocoa powder
1 1/2 t baking powder
1 cup milk
1 3/4 cup finely ground almonds
1/2 cup candied lemon peel
1 T run or orange liqueur, brandy
Lebkuchengewürz (Gingerbread Seasoning)
See Note~ *Spices*
5 1/2 T ground cinnamon
1 1/2 T ground cloves
1 t allspice
1/2 t ground nutmeg
1 t ground coriander
1 t ground cardamom
1 t ground ginger
Extras:
32 "Oblaten" (baking wafers) 3-inch size
1/2 cup golden raisins, soaked in rum and chopped
Prep time: 25 minutes
Cook time: 20 minutes
Total time: 45 minutes
Cream butter, sugar and eggs until light and fluffy.
Mix in flour, spices, cocoa powder and baking powder, alternating with milk.
Fold in nuts and lemon peel
Stir in rum
Stir in raisins, if using
Line baking sheet with Oblaten or
Draw 3-inch diameter circles on parchment paper using a cup or biscuit cutter as a template
Drop about 3 T cookie dough into the center of each circle
If you are using "Oblaten" drop the dough onto the wafer and smooth to the edges
When baking sheet is full
Use the back of a spoon to fill out the circle
Slightly mounding the dough towards the center
Bake at 375 for 15-20 minutes
Turn down oven to 350 if cookies are browning to fast
Let cool for a few minutes, then remove to a wire rack to cool
While still warm make glaze
Vanilla Glaze:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
1/2 t vanilla
1-2 T rum
1/2 cup powdered sugar
Place sugar and water in a small saucepan
Bring to a boil, boil for 1-2 minutes
Add vanilla and liqueur
Sift powdered sugar over the hot sugar syrup and stir
Using a pastry brush, brush warm glaze over warm cookies
Let dry completely
Dry glazed cookies until set
Store in an airtight container or freeze cookies
Chocolate Glaze:
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 cup water
2 T light corn syrup
4 oz semi-sweet chocolate chips
Place chocolate chips in a medium bowl
Heat sugar, corn syrup, and water in a 1-quart saucepan
over medium high heat
Stir constantly until sugar dissolves
Pour mixture over chocolate chips
Let sit for 1 minute
Stir until glaze is shiny and chocolate is melted