Lebkuchen
- 3/4 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1/2 teaspoon mace
- 1 3/4 ounces blanched whole almonds, toasted (1/3 cup), plus more untoasted for decorating
- 1 1/2 ounces blanched hazelnuts, toasted (1/4 cup)
- 1/3 cup diced good-quality candied orange peel
- 1/3 cup diced good-quality candied lemon peel
- 4 Medjool dates, pitted and finely chopped
- 3 ounces almond paste, broken into small pieces
- 1/3 cup apricot jam
- 3 large eggs
- 3/4 cup packed light brown sugar
- 1/2 cup plus 3 tablespoons confectioners sugar
- 2 tablespoons whole milk
- Make cookies: Whisk together flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, ginger, cloves, and mace in a bowl.
- Place almonds and hazelnuts in the bowl of a food processor.
- Pulse until very finely chopped.
- Add peels and dates and pulse until finely chopped.
- Add almond paste and pulse to combine.
- Add jam and pulse to combine.
- Add eggs and brown sugar and pulse to combine.
- Add dry ingredients; pulse to combine.
- Cover mixture and refrigerate overnight or up to 3 days.
- Preheat oven to 325F.
- Using a 2-inch ice cream scoop, scoop mounds onto baking sheets lined with a nonstick baking mat (such as Silpat).
- Place 3 almonds close together on top of each cookie (they will spread while baking).
- Bake until golden brown, about 14 minutes, rotating sheets halfway through.
- Let cool completely on sheets on a wire rack.
- Make glaze: Mix confectioners sugar and milk in a small bowl.
- Brush all over tops of cookies and let set.
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container at room temperature up to 3 days.
flour, baking powder, salt, ground cinnamon, ground ginger, ground cloves, mace, almonds, blanched hazelnuts, dates, almond paste, apricot jam, eggs, brown sugar, confectioners sugar, milk
Taken from www.epicurious.com/recipes/food/views/lebkuchen-389352 (may not work)