German Christmas Cookies - Lebkuchen 2

Christmas Lebkuchen

2 lg. whole eggs
4 egg yolks
2 to 2-1/2 sugar
1/3 lb butter
1/2 lb almonds
8 oz. citron chopped thin
4-6 c. flour
1/2 oz cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
2 and 1/2 tsp baking powder
1 tsp grated lemon rind


Melt butter over low heat. Stir melted butter into sugar, adding spices, chopped almonds,
and well beaten eggs and yolks. Mix flour and baking powder together. Add flour mixture slowly. Roll the dough thinly and cut into Christmas shapes. Place half of one almond in the center of each cookie and brush top of each cookie with egg white. Bake in a moderate oven (350F) until brown.