BRAUNE LEBKUCHEN

Steps:

• Boil honey, sugar and butter together for five minutes; cool.
• Beat egg and add to water.
• Sift dry ingredients together.
• Add sifted dry ingredients to honey mixture alternatively with egg/water mixture.
• Add nuts and citron last.
• Cover and chill at least overnight.
• If the dough is allowed to ripen in the refrigerator for several days before rolling out, the flavor and texture of the cookies are improved.
• Roll out to about 1/4-inch thickness and cut with fancy cookie cutters.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Bake for 15 or 20 minutes, depending on your oven (taking care not to scorch).
• Ice with colored icing or a sugar glaze.
• To make glaze, mix powdered sugar and water together to make it the consistency of thin cream.