- 3 cups sifted flour
- 1 tsp ground cinnamon
- ½ tsp baking soda
- ½ tsp ground allspice
- ½ tsp ground cloves
- ½ tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 cup corn syrup
- ⅓ cup sugar
- 1 egg
- 2 tablespoons lemon juice
- 2 tsp grated lemon rind (optional)
- ½ cup confectioners' sugar
- 1 tablespoon water
- Stir together first 6 ingredients.
- In 1-quart saucepan, bring corn syrup and sugar to a boil. Cool.
- In a large bowl stir together corn syrup mixture, egg, and lemon juice.
- Gradually stir in flour mixture until well blended.
- Cover; chill 1 hour or until easy to handle.
- Roll out dough ¼ at a time to ¼" thickness onto a well greased cookie sheet.
- Bake in 400°F oven 6-10 minutes or until lightly browned.
- Remove from cookie sheet immediately and place on rack.
- Cut into cookies or house pieces while it's still warm.
- If cutting into cookies, mix confectioners' sugar and water.
- While still warm, brush with glaze. Cool.
- May be stored in tightly covered container for a dang long time.
Recipe by Gracious Rain at https://graciousrain.com/lebkuchen/
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