German Lebkuchen Recipe – Oma's Easy Christmas Gingerbread Bars
Oma’s Lebkuchen recipe is SO easy. Made in one bowl, baked, decorated, & cut. It’s authentic German gingerbread that smells like Christmas. The bars taste wunderBAR!
- Prep time
- 20 min
- Cook time
- 20 min
- Yield
- 32 servings
- Difficulty
- HARD
Ingredients
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- 1 large egg
- 2 tablespoons (30 milliliters) oil
- ½ cup (100 grams) brown sugar, packed
- ⅓ cup (113 grams) honey
- ⅓ cup (113 grams) molasses
- 2 cups (260 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon (11 grams) Lebkuchen spice (see hints below)
- ½ teaspoon (3 grams) baking soda
- ½ cup (55 grams) chopped almonds
- ½ cup (120 grams) mixed candied fruits and peels, finely chopped
- 1 egg white
- 1½ cups (188 grams) powdered sugar
- 1 tablespoon (15 milliliters) lemon juice
- diced mixed candied fruits and peels and/or nuts for decorating
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Grease a 15x10x1-inch rimmed cookie sheet.
- 2
Have icing and items for decorating ready to use as soon as the cake is baked.
- 3
In large mixing bowl, beat egg and oil. Add brown sugar and beat well. Add honey and molasses. Mix well.
- 4
Mix together dry ingredients: flour, Lebkuchen spice, and baking soda. Add flour mixture to egg mixture and beat till well mixed.
- 5
Stir in almonds and candied fruit and peel. Dough will be very thick.
- 6
Spread in prepared pan. Use back of spoon to spread, dipping spoon in water so that dough doesn't stick to spoon.
- 7
Bake for 15 to 20 minutes or until done.
- 8
With a sharp knife, score into bars immediately upon removing from oven by just cutting through the top crust.
- 9
With mixer, in small bowl, beat egg white, powdered sugar, and lemon juice until smooth.
- 10
Spread icing sugar glaze over warm bars using a pastry brush. Decorate with candied fruit. Cool completely on wire rack.
- 11
Cut through completely at the score marks to cut into individual bars.