Lebkuchen Cookies Recipe

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
     1/2           cup  honey
     1/2           cup  molasses
     3/4           cup  packed brown sugar
  1           teaspoon  grated lemon peel
  1         tablespoon  lemon juice
  1                     egg
  2 3/4           cups  all-purpose flour
  1           teaspoon  ground allspice
  1           teaspoon  ground cinnamon
  1           teaspoon  ground cloves
  1           teaspoon  ground nutmeg
     1/2      teaspoon  baking soda
     1/3           cup  cut-up citron
     1/3           cup  chopped nuts
                        Glazing Icing -- (recipe follows)
                       
                        GLAZING ICING
  1                cup  granulated sugar
     1/2           cup  water
     1/4           cup  powdered sugar

Heat honey and molasses to boiling in 1-quart saucepan; remove from heat and cool completely. Mix honey-molasses mixture, brown sugar, lemon peel, lemon juice and egg in large bowl with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients except citron, nuts and Glazing Icing. Stir in citron and nuts. Cover and refrigerate at least 8 hours but no longer than 24 hours.

Prepare Glazing Icing. Heat oven to 400º. Grease cookie sheet. Roll
one-fourth of dough at a time 1/4 inch thick on lightly floured
cloth-covered surface. Cut into rectangles, 2 1/2 × 1 1/2 inches. Place 1 inch apart on cookie sheet. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until no indentation remains when touched in center. Brush Glazing Icing lightly over hot cookies. Immediately remove from cookie sheet to wire rack. Cool completely.

GLAZING ICING:
Mix granulated sugar and water in 1-quart saucepan. Cook over medium heat to 230º. Stir in powdered sugar. If icing becomes sugary while brushing on cookies, reheat slightly, adding a small amount of water until clear again.

Lemon Bars

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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  1            package    lemon cake mix
     1/3           cup  butter or margarine -- softened
  3                     eggs
  1                cup  granulated sugar
     1/2      teaspoon  baking powder
     1/4      teaspoon  salt
  2          teaspoons  grated lemon peel
     1/4           cup  lemon juice
                        Powdered sugar -- if desired

Heat oven to 350º. Mix cake mix (dry), butter and 1 of the eggs with spoon until crumbly; reserve 1 cup. Press remaining crumbly mixture lightly in bottom of ungreased rectangular pan, 13 × 9 × 2 inches. Bake about 10 minutes or until light brown.

Beat remaining 2 eggs, the granulated sugar, baking powder, salt, lemon peel and lemon juice with hand beater until light and foamy. Pour over hot baked layer. Sprinkle with reserved crumbly mixture.

Bake about 15 minutes or until light brown and set. Sprinkle with powdered sugar; cool. Cut into 6 rows by 5 rows.