Easy Chocolate Lebkuchen Cutouts Recipe

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Easy Chocolate Lebkuchen Cutouts
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Ingredients:

  • 4 tbsp clear honey
  • 4 tbsp butter (or margarine)
  • 4 tbsp brown sugar
  • 1 cup flour
  • 2 tbsp cocoa powder
  • 1 tsp allspice
  • 1 tbsp lemon juice
  • food coloring (optional)

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 400°F and grease baking sheet (or line with parchment paper).
  2. In small saucepan, over low heat, stir together honey, butter and brown sugar until the butter has melted.
  3. Sift together the flour, baking powder, cocoa, ginger and allspice into a mixing bowl. Add egg yolk and stir to combine.
  4. Add the honey and butter mixture to the flour. Stir to combined and then squeeze the mixture into a ball of dough with your hands.
  5. On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll out the dough until it is 1/4 inch thick.
  6. Use cookie cutters or a knife to cut out different shapes. Roll out leftover dough and cut more shapes.
  7. Use a spatula to lift cookies to the baking sheet. (For decorations, make a hole at the top of each cookie with a skewer.).
  8. Bake the cookies for 7-8 minutes or until golden. Cool on wire rack.
  9. For Icing: Sift the powdered sugar into a bowl. Mix in the lemon juice, stirring well. If desired, divide up mixture into smaller bowls and tint with a drop or two of food coloring.
  10. When the cookies are cool, spoon the icing into an icing bag or a parchment paper cone and slowly pipe the icing onto cookies.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 723.64 Kcal (3030 kJ)
Calories from fat 292.31 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 32.48g 50%
Cholesterol 71.45mg 24%
Sodium 1179.54mg 49%
Potassium 906.1mg 19%
Total Carbs 100.93g 34%
Sugars 47.5g 190%
Dietary Fiber 4.59g 18%
Protein 9.44g 19%
Vitamin C 1.7mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 2.9mg 16%
Calcium 214.2mg 21%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 415.49 Kcal (1740 kJ)
Calories from fat 167.83 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 18.65g 50%
Cholesterol 41.02mg 24%
Sodium 677.25mg 49%
Potassium 520.26mg 19%
Total Carbs 57.95g 34%
Sugars 27.27g 190%
Dietary Fiber 2.63g 18%
Protein 5.42g 19%
Vitamin C 1mg 3%
Vitamin A 0.1mg 5%
Iron 1.7mg 16%
Calcium 123mg 21%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 16.4
    Points
  • 20
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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