Hello friends, today I present to you these delicious Lebkuchen, traditional German Christmas cookies to make during the holiday season and amaze your guests. Perfect for gifting and surprising friends and family. Lebkuchen originated as simple spiced cookies, typical of Germany, Austria, Switzerland, and South Tyrol, and over time many variations have been invented where the dough is enhanced with candied orange, almonds or walnuts, candied citron, and glazed with chocolate or sugar glaze. In short, there are many versions. Below you will find my recipe..

Difficulty: Easy
Cost: Economical
Portions: 17 cookies
Cuisine: Italian

Ingredients for Lebkuchen, Traditional German Christmas Cookies

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup almond flour
1 egg
2 tbsp acacia honey
1/3 cup brown sugar
3 tbsp butter
2 tbsp milk
1 tsp baking soda
2 tbsp unsweetened cocoa powder
to taste ground cinnamon
to taste nutmeg
1 tsp ground cloves
1 pinch fine salt
2 1/2 oz candied orange
2 1/2 oz candied citron

Tools

1 Leaf attachment
1 Stand mixer
1 Baking sheet
1 Scale
1 Parchment paper
1 Spoon
1 Small saucepan

Steps for Lebkuchen, Traditional German Christmas Cookies

To make Lebkuchen, traditional German Christmas cookies, first prepare the dough. You can knead everything by hand in a bowl or use any kitchen robot. For convenience, I used the stand mixer. In a small saucepan, melt the butter with the honey and sugar. In the stand mixer’s bowl, pour the all-purpose flour, baking soda, unsweetened cocoa powder, almond flour, spices, salt, the butter and honey mixture, milk, and finally the egg, and mix thoroughly using the leaf attachment (K). Add the candied orange and citron and mix until you get a homogeneous and sticky dough. Place the dough in the fridge for 30 minutes. Use a spoon to take the dough and form balls of about 1.2 oz each, place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper, ensuring they are spaced apart. Press them slightly with the palm of your hand and bake in a preheated static oven at 350°F for about 10-12 minutes. Remove them from the oven and let them cool.
Melt dark chocolate in a bain-marie, glaze the surface of each cookie, and decorate with colored sprinkles, chopped almonds, or milk chocolate.
Here they are, the ready, super tasty Lebkuchen, traditional German Christmas cookies. I hope you like this latest recipe of mine, see you next time, friends.

STORAGE, TIPS, AND NOTES

Lebkuchen, traditional German Christmas cookies, can also be made well in advance and given as gifts before Christmas. They keep in airtight or tin containers for a few days.

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