Lebkuchen: German Gingerbread Cookies — Michelle Bessudo

Name: Lebkuchen: German Gingerbread Cookies — Michelle Bessudo
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 30 min
Total time: 50 min
Cuisine: European, German
Ingredients: 100 g of butter; 175 g of sugar; 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract; 1 egg; 1 egg yolk; 100 g of honey; 2 tablespoons cocoa powder; ½ teaspoon ground anise (1 g); 1 teaspoon ground cloves (2 g); 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon (2.5 g); 1 teaspoon ginger (2 g); 1 peel of lemon zest; 1 pinch of cardamom (.5 g); 1 pinch of nutmeg (.5 g); 1 teaspoon baking powder (5 g); 3 tablespoons of milk (50 g); 450 g flour; 200 g powdered sugar; 1 egg white (preferably pasteurized); 2 tablespoons of lemon juice (30 g)

Instructions

Prep:20minCook:30min

Deliciously aromatic and chocolatey, Lebkuchen happen to be the original gingerbread cookie. Switch up your cookie repertoire with this delectable recipe from the 17th century.

Updated at: Fri, 04 Sep 2026 07:17:31 GMT