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Chocolate Glaze: 
4 square of semisweet chocolate (or equal amount of semi sweet chocolate chips) PLUS 1/2 Tablespoon of Coconut Oil (the kind that is hard at room temperature). Melt and use to glaze cookies. Let dry and then store. 

Sugar Glaze:
Combine 3/4 cup of powdered sugar with about 2 tablespoons of hot water (or milk). Stir until lumps are gone and add enough water to make a thin glaze. Either dip the curved dome part of the cookie in this, or use a pastry brush to apply. Let dry and then store. 

Elisenlebkuchen (German Elisen Gingerbread) #2

This recipe is from Robin. It's another authentic German recipe for Elisen Lebkuchen. Only gingerbread made in Nurenberg are Nurnberger Lebkuchen. The finest of those gingerbreads is the flourless Elisenlebkuchen -- the masterpiece of the German baking trade since the early 1800s. 
  • ​4 eggs
  • 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar
  • A large pinch EACH of: 
    • ground Mace
    • ground Cloves
    • ground Allspice
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • pinch of salt
  • Zest of one lemon 
  • 1 1/4 cups shelled unpeeled almonds
  • 1 1/4 cups shelled chopped hazelnuts
  • 1/3 cup candied orange peel (diced)
  • 1 1/4 cups candied lemon peel (diced)
  • 24 Back Oblaten

To prepare cookies:
  1. Beat eggs with sugar until foamy. Add spices, salt and lemon zest. 
  2. Grind almonds and hazelnuts very finely in a food processor and combine with the eggs. Chop the candied orange and lemon peel and add them to the mixture. 
  3. Store in the refrigerator overnight. 
  4. Remove from refrigerator and stir well. 
  5. Preheat oven to 350 F
  6. Place a heaping spoonful of the cookie batter on an Oblaten (wafer) using a tall bier glass upside down and using a knife in a downward pulling motion, create a small dome of the batter, with the batter just coming to the edge of the Oblaten but never over. Be careful not to break off the edge of the Oblaten. 
  7. Bake for about 20 minutes, just until the edges begin to brown. 
  8. Let cook on the baking sheet until they are no longer hot and top them (if desired) with either the sugar or chocolate glaze. 
  9. Store in sealed bag/container. The flavor of these cookies improves with age ... but good luck with that! 
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      • Buttery Soft Rolls
      • Chocolate Chocolate Chip Muffins
      • Crescent Rolls
      • A Proper Crumpet
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      • Lemon Poppy Seed Bread
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      • Cheesecake Cookies
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      • Elisenlebkuchen #1
      • Elisenlebkuchen #2
      • Gingerbread Cookies
      • Gingerbread Pan Cookie
      • Lebkuchen #3
      • Mary's Sugar Cookies - - Rolled
      • Molasses Crinkles
      • Oatmeal Coconut Crispies
      • Peanut Blossom Cookies
      • Pecan Sandies
      • Red Velvet Cookies (cake-like "muffin top" cookies)
      • Robin's Perfect Sugar Cookies -- Perfect for Decorating!
      • (Magical) Royal Icing for Cookie Decorating
      • Russian Tea Cakes
      • Shortbread
      • Snickerdoodles
      • Spritz
      • Subway Cookie -- Sugar/Chocolate Chip Hybrid
      • Viennese Whirls
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  • Family Traditions
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  • Nikki's Chocolate Cake
  • No Fail Swiss Buttercream Frosting
  • Buttermilk Sourdough Pancakes
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