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Lebkuchen- German Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup honey
2 T. water
1 cup brown sugar
6 cups flour
1/2 t. soda
1/2 t. cinnamon
1/8 t. nutmeg
1/8 t. cloves
1 cup almonds, finely shredded
1/2 an orange peel, candied
1/2 lemon peel, candied
2 eggs

Icing:
1 cup confectioners sugar
2 T water
1 t. vanilla
Directions:
Directions:
Place honey and water in a double boiler. When hot add brown sugar and stir until thoroughly dissolved. Set aside to cool. Sift dry ingredients onto finely shredded almonds and fruit peel. Add eggs to honey and sugar mixture and stir until well mixed. Add to dry ingredients and pack into a well-greased pan. Set aside 3 days to ripen. Roll into 1/8 inch thickness; cut with an oblong cutter and bake in a 350º oven for 15 to 20 minutes.
Mix all icing ingredients when cookies are cooling. When cold, ice with icing.

 

 

 

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