Old German-Polish Recipe for Lebkuchen (Christmas Cookies) recipe
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Ingredients
- ½ cup butter 1 ½ cups white sugar 1 cup honey 6 cups all-purpose flour 1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground cloves 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda ½ cup water 2 eggs, beaten
Nutrition Info
- 294.7 caloriescarbohydrate: 57.8 gcholesterol: 30.8 mgfat: 5.5 gfiber: 1.2 gprotein: 4.6 gsaturatedFat: 3.1 gservingSize: -sodium: 136 mgsugar: 29.1 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Old German-Polish Recipe for Lebkuchen (Christmas Cookies)
Directions
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Melt butter in a large saucepan over medium heat. Stir in sugar and honey. Bring to a boil, let cool, about 10 minutes.
Whisk flour, cinnamon, and cloves together in a bowl.
Mix baking soda and water together in a bowl, stir into butter mixture. Mix in eggs. Add flour-spice mixture, stir until dough is combined. Cover with plastic wrap, refrigerate for 24 to 48 hours.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Roll dough out, cut into cookies and place on a baking sheet.
Bake in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute, transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.