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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
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