German Gingerbread Cookies

Traditional Lebkuchen is a gingerbread that is made with ground nuts to replace most of the flour.

German Gingerbread Cookies. 71 oz 200g Ingredients. 34 cup softened but not warm unsalted butter 14 cup brown sugar cane sugar adds extra flavor 1 tablespoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 14 teaspoon ground nutmeg 14 teaspoon ground cloves 1 teaspoon finely grated lemon zest 12 teaspoon finely grated orange zest 34 cup molasses 13 cup honey. Preheat the oven to 375 F.

Line two cookie sheets with parchment paper and set aside. The treat was invented by monks in Germany with professional bakers recorded making the holiday dessert as. Stir in the egg and.

Lets get started. German friars in the 13th century baked similar honey cakes to accompany the strong beer served in monasteries during Lent setting the groundwork for modern gingerbread. They are usually more flat and covered in either a glaze or a layer of chocolate ganache.

Once dough comes together wrap tightly in plastic wrap and refrigerate for 4 hours. Add butter and sugar and combine the ingredients making sure to remove all the lumps from the sugar. You will see that the cookies puff up nicely and become smoother and rounder after they are baked.

Some of the best Gingerbread youll find anywhere. Working with about 13 of the dough at a time roll on a floured surface to about 18. Combine the brown sugar honey butter and cream in a.