Braune Lebkuchen

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 48
• 2/3 cup honey
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/3 cup butter
• 1 egg
• 1/3 cup water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 4 cups flour, sifted
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon clove
• 2/3 cup nuts, chopped
• 1/3 cup candied citron peel, minced
• powdered sugar
• water

Recipe

• 1 boil honey, sugar and butter together for five minutes; cool.
• 2 beat egg and add to water.
• 3 sift dry ingredients together.
• 4 add sifted dry ingredients to honey mixture alternatively with egg/water mixture.
• 5 add nuts and citron last.
• 6 cover and chill at least overnight.
• 7 if the dough is allowed to ripen in the refrigerator for several days before rolling out, the flavor and texture of the cookies are improved.
• 8 roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut with fancy cookie cutters.
• 9 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 10 bake for 15 or 20 minutes, depending on your oven (taking care not to scorch).
• 11 ice with colored icing or a sugar glaze.
• 12 to make glaze, mix powdered sugar and water together to make it the consistency of thin cream.