Dec 10, 2020 - Lebkuchen Cookies are a German Christmas baking favorite! These soft, flourless cookies are filled with ground hazelnuts and almonds, candied citrus, and topped …
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Lebkuchen are traditional German Christmas cookies that somewhat resemble gingerbread. There are different varieties of Lebkuchen, Oblaten Lebkuchen and Elisen Lebkuchen, which are made with different amounts of nuts but the main ingredients are always a mixture of nuts, candied orange and lemon peel, eggs, sugar or honey, and sometimes marzipan.
To form the Elisenlebkuchen cookies: Preheat the oven to 300°F (150°C). Prepare two cookie sheets by cutting a piece of parchment paper to fit. Find a round object with a circumference of 2½ inches/ 63mm (for small cookies) or 2¾-3 inches/70-75mm (for larger cookies) and trace twelve circles onto the parchment with a pencil or black marker.
Scoop some of the mixture onto the Backoblaten, smoothing the top and leaving just a tiny bit of an edge around the rim. Place them on a lined cookies sheet. In an oven preheated to 300 degrees F, bake the Lebkuchen on the middle rack for 25-28 minutes. Remove and let cool completely. Once the Lebkuchen have cooled, make the glaze.
What is Nürnberger Lebkuchen (or Nuremberg Lebkuchen)? Nürnberger is the most famous type of Lebkuchen. Also known as Elisenlebkuchen, it contains at least 25% nuts and less than 10% wheat flour (like my recipe, some contain no flour at all).