LEBKUCHEN

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LEBKUCHEN

    The famous old-time German Christmas Honey Cakes.
    Mix together and bring to a boil ...
   
   

• ½ cup honey
• ½ cup molasses
  

    Cool thoroughly
    Stir in ...
   

• ¾ cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 1 tbsp. lemon juice
• 1 tsp. grated lemon rind
  

    Sift together and stir in ...
   

• 2¾ cups sifted GOLD MEDAL Flour
• ½ tsp. soda
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 tsp. cloves
• 1 tsp. allspice
• 1 tsp. nutmeg
  

    Mix in ...
   

• ⅓ cup cut-up citron
• ⅓ cup chopped nuts
  

    Chill dough overnight. Roll small amount      at a time, keeping rest chilled. Roll out      ¼″ thick and cut into oblongs 1½ × 2½″.      Place one inch apart on greased baking      sheet. Bake until when touched lightly      no imprint remains. While cookies bake,      make Glazing Icing (recipe below). Brush      it over cookies the minute they are out of      oven. Then quickly remove from baking      sheet. Cool and store to mellow.
    TEMPERATURE: 400° (mod. hot oven).
    TIME: Bake 10 to 12 min.
    AMOUNT: About 6 doz. 2″ × 3″ cookies.

Betty Crocker, Public Domain