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Austrian Gingerbread Cookies
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Austrian Gingerbread Cookies

18 ingredients Makes 40 cookies openrecipes
Austrian Gingerbread Cookies

Simple recipe to make Austria's traditional Christmas cookies.

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Estimated Nutrition (whole recipe, rough)

1082
Calories
32g
Protein
31g
Fat
163g
Carbs

Counts 15 of 17 ingredients — the other 2 aren't in our nutrition table and contribute nothing above, so the real totals are higher.

What these numbers assume — 15 portions →
Ingredient Portion assumed kcal
Flour 1 cup (125g) all-purpose 455
Milk 1 cup (244ml) whole 149
Butter 1 tbsp (14g) 102
Rye 1 slice (32g) 83
Egg 1 large egg (50g) 78
Honey 1 tbsp (21g) 64
Sugar 1 tbsp (12.5g) granulated 49
Rum 1/2 oz (15ml) 32
Walnut 1 walnut half (4g) 26
Nutmeg 1 tsp ground (2.2g) 12
Lemon juice of 1 lemon (48ml) 12
Almond 1 almond (1.2g) 7
Cinnamon 1 tsp ground (2.6g) 6
Allspice 1 tsp ground (1.9g) 5
Ginger 1 tsp grated fresh (2g) 2
Coriander not in our table 0
Fruit not in our table 0

Totals for the whole recipe, adding one typical portion per ingredient — listed above. Quantities in the recipe are not counted, so this is a rough guide only — not suitable for medical or dietary planning.

Ingredients

  • 350 g brown sugar
  • 4 eggs
  • 4 tbsp honey
  • 50 g butter, melted
  • 2 tbsp rum (optional)
  • 3 tbsp ground cinnamon
  • 2 tsp allspice
  • 1 tsp nutmeg
  • 1 tsp ground coriander
  • 1 tsp cardamon
  • 2 tsp ground ginger
  • zest of 1 lemon
  • 1 tbsp baking soda
  • 2 tbsp warm milk
  • 200 g ground almonds or walnuts
  • 600 g rye flour
  • 1 egg, to coat cookies
  • optional: chopped walnuts or dried fruit to decorate cookies

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By bbcgoodfood · Recipe sourced from openrecipes

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