Name: Christmas Lebkuchen
Yield: 8 servings

The Recipe Bin: German - Desserts & Candies

Christmas Lebkuchen

2 eggs whole

4 egg yolks

1 lb sugar

1/3 lb butter

½ lb almonds

8 oz citron sliced thin

1½ lbs flour

½ oz cinnamon

1 tsp ground cloves

½ tsp nutmeg

2½ tsp baking powder

1 tsp grated lemon rind

Melt butter over low heat. Stir it into the sugar, spices, chopped almonds, and well beaten eggs and yolks. Add flour slowly, the baking powder having previously been mixed with the flour. Roll out the dough thin and cut into shapes as desired. Place half of one almond in the center of each cookie and brush top of each cookie with egg white. Bake in a moderate oven (350°F) until brown.

Makes approximately 8 servings.

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