Photo: Molly Mears
Austrian Gingerbread Cookies
18 ingredients
Makes 40 cookies
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Simple recipe to make Austria's traditional Christmas cookies.
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
Directions
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By bbcgoodfood ·
Recipe sourced from
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