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I’m sure you’ll find more than one recipe for gingerbread cookies, but all in all they’re more or less the same: some use golden syrup, others honey or treacle. Most of them must be prepared a day ahead and rest for the night. I’ve also found one recipe though which can be made in one day. Anyway, this is my favourite one and it’s the German recipe for "Lebkuchen" - Gingerbread cookies in German.
1200 g flour
Mix sugar and water well, then add some drops of colour until you reach the shade you want.
I’m sure you’ll find more than one recipe for gingerbread cookies, but all in all they’re more or less the same: some use golden syrup, others honey or treacle. Most of them must be prepared a day ahead and rest for the night. I’ve also found one recipe though which can be made in one day. Anyway, this is my favourite one and it’s the German recipe for "Lebkuchen" - Gingerbread cookies in German.
200 g butter
500 g honey
250 sugar
2 teaspoons spices (ginger, pepper, nutmeg, cinnamon)
15 g cocoa powder
1200 g flour
1 packet baking powder
a pinch of salt
2 eggs
Combine butter, honey, sugar, spices and cocoa powder in a saucepan and heat to boiling. Let cool. Add flour, baking powder
and eggs to the honey mixture. Mix well using a wooden spoon and then turn the dough into a foloured surface and kenad well. Shape the dough into a ball, wrap it tightly in aluminum foil and cover it with a bowl. Let rest at room temperature overnight.
Turn dough onto floured surface. Knead until smooth. Roll the dough into a thin sheet and cut out different shapes with cookie cutters. Place then on parchment paper-lined baking sheets and bake for around 8 min.
Let cool on the baking sheets.
Simple icing
food colours to your taste
2 teaspoons water
Mix sugar and water well, then add some drops of colour until you reach the shade you want.
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