Lebkuchen (German Gingerbread) Cookies (12 Cookies of Christmas - Recipe 9)

Recipe: adventuresineverydaycooking.co... If you like anise, you may just love these German cookies! Thank you Terry (and Marianne) Pitts for suggesting I try this traditional recipe from Terry's grandmothers kitchen! It's a very earthy tasting cookie (think gingerbread... only grander) and even though I am not a fan of anise (or fennel) the cookie itself was pretty interesting! I'd eat it again if it was handed to me (and since I have about 7 dozen of them... they will be coming with me to our family Christmas party!).
🍪5/10 for flavor
🍪7/10 for look
🍪8/10 for recipe itself
🍪Difficulty level - easy
Lebkuchen Cookies
(From the kitchen of Grandma Grace Pitts)
Ingredients:
1 cup dark corn syrup
1 cup molasses
2 cups sugar
2 eggs
4 ½ teaspoon vinegar
1 scant Tablespoon of ground ginger
½ Tablespoon ground cloves
½ Tablespoon anise seed
½ Tablespoon fennel seed
½ Tablespoon salt
½ Tablespoon cinnamon
½ pound (8oz) candied citron - ground
½ pound (8oz) ground walnuts
1 ½ level Tablespoon baking soda dissolved in ½ cup of warm water
Enough flour to make a stiff dough (6-7 cups)
Topping/glaze:
3 eggs
Powdered sugar
Sliced almonds
Ingredients:
Mix everything in a large bowl.
Roll out about ⅛ - ¼ inch thick and cut into rectangles (approximately 2.5 x 4.5 inches)
Glaze: Mix beaten eggs with enough powdered sugar to make a thick glaze (consistency of a soft milkshake).
Bake at 375°F for about 10 minutes.
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