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Kristy December 5th, 2009

This morning I was listening to my favorite radio show when they started talking about cookie exchanges, and it got me thinking.  I’ve never been to one before, but I thought, “Hey, I bet our LRS readers have a ton of good cookie recipes!”  So here’s what we’re gonna do.  Any of you who feel like you have a stellar cookie recipe, email it to me at:  kristy@lightrefreshmentsserved.com.  I, or perhaps another of our LRS team will make it, review it, and post the recipe for all to enjoy.  And since we’re going to review it you should be sure to send a recipe that doesn’t suck so we won’t be forced to say anything bad about it.  Just kidding!  So here’s the deal - IT WILL START ON MONDAY!  We’ll feature a different recipe each day of the week through Friday.  We’re calling it “Sweet Week” and the fun starts…NOW!

1. lirpa says:
   
   December 6th, 2009 at 7:02 pm

   My recipe is a German one. You can make it and try them, but you won’t know for a month how good they can really be. That’s right. It’s an aged cookie. My in-laws spent some time in the Army in Germany and now make this cookie every year right after Thanksgiving so they can eat them at Christmas. We tried it this year. Make them soon and you can probably enjoy them for New Years!

   Lebkuchen

   Dough:
   1/4 c. butter or margarine
   3/4 c. sugar
   1 tsp vanilla
   1 egg
   1 egg yolk
   1/3 c honey
   1/2 tsp anise extract
   1 tsp ground clove
   1 tsp cinnamon
   3 1/4 c flour
   1 tsp baking powder
   1/2 tsp salt
   3 Tbsp milk

   Glaze:
   1 5/8 c powdered sugar (1 1/2 c + 2 Tbsp) – German adaptation remember
   1 egg white
   2 Tbsp lemon juice

   Beat the butter until it is foamy. Little by little add the sugar (and mix), vanilla, egg, egg yolk, honey, and spices. Sift together the flour, baking powder, and salt. Stir 2/3 of the flour mixture and all the milk in to the butter and spice mixture adding a little at a time and alternating flour and milk. Knead the remaining flour into the dough. Continue kneading until smooth. If the dough is too sticky, cool it. Roll dough to about 1/4 inch thick (a little less is good), cut into desired shapes, and lay on a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 – 375 degrees F for about 10 minutes. Should not get brown. For glaze: sift powdered sugar and stir in unbeaten egg white and enough lemon juice to make a thick syrup. Spread the glaze on cooled Lebkuchen. Allow glaze to dry.

   Aging: Place the Lebkuchen in a covered container leaving about 2 inches at the top. Place a piece of waxed paper over the Lebkuchen, but leave open space for air circulation. Place a piece of bread on the waxed paper. Seal the container. Replace the bread with a fresh piece every few days as the bread gets hard. Watch for mold. If it develops on the bread change it more frequently. Age about four weeks before eating.

   Makes about 28 cookies.

   Okay I understand if you don’t review it, but really they are no harder to make than cut-out sugar cookies and a really unique Christmas cookie!

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