Lebkuchen
Delicious soft and chewy German Christmas cookies. The spices and honey give them the taste of traditional spiced Christmas cookies like no other!
Servings 24 cookies
Ingredients
Lebkuchengerwürz (lebkuchen spice mix)
- 50 g cinnamon
- 30 g coriander
- 30 g aniseed
- 20 g cloves
- 20 g ginger
- 15 g nutmeg
- 15 g cardamom
Dough
- 100 g honey
- 1 tbsp water
- 75 g sugar
- 200 g flour
- 1 ½ tbsp spice mix
- ½ tsp cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking powder
- 2 tbsp milk
- Dark and white chocolate for glazing optional
Instructions
- Mix honey, sugar and water and heat until warm, but do not boil
- Add cinnamon, spice mix and baking powder to flour and stir until well combined.
- Add the honey mixture and milk to the flour and stir until well combined.
- Cool in the fridge for 30 min before rolling the dough.
- Roll the dough and cut into your preferred shape with a cookie cutter.
- Bake at 180°C for 10 – 12 mins.
- Dip in chocolate and enjoy!