Lebkuchen: Traditional German Christmas Cookie

Lebkuchen is a soft gingerbread cookie frosted with sweet & tangy lemon frosting. You can find these cookies hanging in every German bakery at Christmas. Cost is about $0.30 per cookie.

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: not set

Ready in 1 hour
by oneacrevintagehome

Ingredients

1/2 cup honey (...[$1.92])

1/3 cup white granulated sugar (...[$0.13])

2 tbsp. butter (melted...[$0.25])

3 tbsp. orange marmalade (...[$0.18])

2 large eggs (...[$0.46])

1 tsp. almond extract (...[$0.51])

1/2 tsp. baking powder (...[$0.02])

1/4 tsp. baking soda (...[$0.02])

2 cup all purpose flour (...[$0.46])

1-1/2 tsp. ground ginger (...[$0.17])

1-1/2 tsp. ground cinnamon (...[$0.06])

1 tsp. allspice (...[$0.37])

1 tsp. cardamom (...[$0.47])

2 tbsp. lemon juice (...[$0.08])

1 cup powdered sugar (...[$0.34])


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