The cookie of the week

Hello Everyone,
We thought of you with this delicious autumn treat. We hope you will like these cookies, have fun and enjoy them.
The Family Grain Mill

German Cookies (Lebkuchen)

Cookies:
3 ½ cups fresh ground wheat flour
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon ground cardamom
½ teaspoon ground cloves
¼ teaspoon ground ginger
1/8 teaspoon salt
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup honey
¼ cup butter
¼ cup dark molasses
2 teaspoons instant coffee granules
1 egg
¾ cup finely ground almonds


Glaze:
¾ cup powdered sugar
2 teaspoons lemon juice
1 ½ teaspoons water

1. For the cookies: Combine brown sugar, honey, butter, and molasses in a saucepan over medium heat; cook 3 minutes
2. Pour sugar mixture in a large bowl and cool it to room temperature. Add coffee and egg; stir well, then add almonds.
3. Combine flour, cinnamon, baking soda, cardamom, cloves, ginger, and salt in a separate bowl; stir well. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture and stir till it becomes a hard dough.
4. Turn dough onto floured surface and knead for about 1 minute.
5. Wrap dough into plastic wrap and refrigerate at least for 24 hours
6. Preheat oven to 325F
7. Cover to baking sheet with parchment paper, and divide dough for 4 portion
8. Roll each piece into 8x6 rectangle and cut out 16 bars.
9. Place bars on the baking sheet and bake them for about 20 minutes
10. Cool on wire racks
11. For the glaze: Combine sugar, lemon juice, and water; stir until smooth
12. Drizzle glaze over warm cookies