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Austrian Gingerbread Cookies
Makes Cookies
Easy
Total time:
Leave spice mix 12 hours in the fridge
Simple recipe to make Austria's traditional Christmas cookies.
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- 350 g brown sugar
- 4 eggs
- 4 tbsp honey
- 50 g butter, melted
- 2 tbsp rum (optional)
- 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp allspice
- 1 tsp nutmeg
- 1 tsp ground coriander
- 1 tsp cardamon
- 2 tsp ground ginger
- zest of 1 lemon
- 1 tbsp baking soda
- 2 tbsp warm milk
- 200 g ground almonds or walnuts
- 600 g rye flour
- 1 egg, to coat cookies
optional: chopped walnuts or dried fruit to decorate cookies
- optional: chopped walnuts or dried fruit to decorate cookies
Method
step 1
Blend sugar, eggs, honey, butter, rum, spices and lemon zest. Cover this mix and let it rest for 12 hours in the fridge.step 2
Dissolve baking soda in the milk. Blend with the spice mix. Add nuts, and mix well. Add flour and thoroughly knead the dough.step 3
Preheat the oven to 170C/fan 150C/gas 5.step 4
Roll out the dough, about 1 cm thick. Use cookie cutters to create cookies and put them on a baking tray (lined with parchement paper). Apply a thin layer of egg onto the cookies. Optional: Put chopped walnuts or small pieces of dried fruit on top. Bake the cookies for about 8-10 minutes (they should remain light in colour). Let cool.step 5
Store gingerbread cookies in an air-tight container. They will keep for several weeks. If they get hard, add a slice of apple to soften them.
