Try our lebkuchen biscuits then check out our spiced Christmas biscuits, mulled wine, stollen and Christmas market recipes to recreate at home.
Ingredients
- runny honey 200ml
- butter 85g
- plain flour 225g, plus extra for dusting
- ground almonds 75g
- ground ginger 2 tsp
- ground cinnamon 1 tsp
- mixed spice a pinch
- bicarbonate of soda ½ tsp
- icing sugar 125g
Method
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Step 1
Warm the honey and butter together in a small pan until combined.
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Step 2
Put the remaining ingredients, except the icing sugar, in a bowl, and pour over the melted butter. Combine until a sticky dough forms, wrap in baking paper then chill for 1 hour.
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Step 3
Heat the oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured worksurface to 1cm thick, then cut into 5cm biscuits using heart, star or round cookie cutters. Transfer to baking-paper-lined trays with a little space around each one, and bake for 12-15 minutes or until golden and risen slightly. Cool completely on a wire rack.
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Step 4
Mix the icing sugar with 5 tsp of water to make a smooth icing, and spoon over the top of each biscuit. Leave to set for 1 hour. They will keep in an airtight container for up to four days, or wrap in recyclable gift bags to give as presents.
Nutritional Information
- Kcals 152
- Fat 5.8g
- Saturates 2.4g
- Carbs 22.6g
- Sugars 13.8g
- Fibre 0.6g
- Protein 2.2g
- Salt 0.2g