Lebkuchen Kekse mit Vanille Likörcreme Salzkaramell
Traditional German Lebkuchen cookies filled with a rich vanilla liqueur cream and topped with salted caramel.
- Prep Time: 60 minutes
- Cook Time: 15 minutes
- Total Time: 75 minutes
- Yield: 24 cookies 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: German
- Diet: Vegetarian
Ingredients
Scale
- 250 g honey
- 250 g brown sugar
- 2 eggs
- 500 g flour
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 2 tsp ground cinnamon
- 1 tsp ground cloves
- 1 tsp ground nutmeg
- 1 tsp allspice
- 100 g chopped nuts
- 200 g vanilla liqueur
- 150 g heavy cream
- 200 g sugar (for caramel)
- 50 ml water (for caramel)
- 1/2 tsp sea salt (for caramel)
Instructions
- In a pot, heat honey and brown sugar until dissolved. Let cool.
- Beat eggs in a bowl, then mix in the cooled honey mixture.
- Sift together flour, baking powder, and spices, then slowly blend into the wet ingredients.
- Fold in chopped nuts.
- Chill the dough for several hours or overnight.
- Preheat the oven to 180°C (350°F) and line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- Shape the dough into small balls and place them on the sheet.
- Bake for 10-15 minutes or until golden brown.
- For the cream, combine vanilla liqueur and heavy cream, beating until thick.
- Make the caramel by heating sugar and water until a golden color is achieved, then remove from heat and stir in sea salt.
- Once cookies are cool, fill them with the cream and drizzle with caramel.
Notes
- Cookies can be stored in an airtight container for up to a week.
- For a spicier cookie, increase the amount of ground spices.
- Ensure caramel is not too hot when drizzling over filled cookies.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 1 cookie
- Calories: 180
- Sugar: 15 g
- Sodium: 25 mg
- Fat: 7 g
- Saturated Fat: 3 g
- Unsaturated Fat: 4 g
- Trans Fat: 0 g
- Carbohydrates: 26 g
- Fiber: 1 g
- Protein: 3 g
- Cholesterol: 30 mg