Lebkuchen : A German Gingerbread Cookie
What is Lebkuchen? It is German gingerbread. This isn’t quite a gingerbread cookie that you and I are familiar with but more of a soft gingerbread like cookie made with honey, almonds, and marmalade.
Lebkuchen : A Traditional Gingerbread Christmas Cookie Recipe
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.
Course Dessert
Cuisine German
Skill Level Easy Novice
Servings 18 cookies
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 8 minutes
Passive Time 2 minutes
Ingredients
Cookie
- 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]
Glaze
- 2 tbsp. lemon juice ...[$0.08]
- 1 cup powdered sugar ...[$0.34]
- Servings: 18 cookies
- Units: US Imperial
Instructions
Cookies
- Blend first six ingredients together; honey, white sugar, butter, eggs, orange marmalade, and extract.
- Add all dry ingredients to combined wet ingredients and beat until smooth.
- On a greased cookie sheet, spoon out cookie dough with tablespoon.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 8 minutes. Cool on wire rack when baked. Cookies will be soft.
Glaze
- Combine all and whisk until smooth. Add more or less sugar until you reached desired consistency.
Recipe Notes
Author: Jennifer
Adapted: One Acre Vintage Homestead - Pumpkin Patch Mtn Homestead original recipe, all images and text are original to this website.
Cost of Recipe: About $5.44 for entire batch or $0.30 per cookie.