My German grandmother made these every year at Christmastime
Author: Better Homes & Gardens Cookbook (1968)
Recipe type: Cookie
Serves: 2 dozen
Ingredients
1 egg
¾ cup brown sugar
½ cup honey
½ cup dark molasses
3 cups flour, sifted
1 ¼ teaspoons ground nutmeg
1 ¼ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon soda
½ teaspoon ground cloves
½ teaspoon ground allspice
½ cup slivered almonds
½ cup mixed candied fruit, finely diced
Instructions
Beat egg, add sugar, and beat together
Stir in honey and molasses
Sift together dry ingredients; add to the first mixture, mix well
Stir in nuts, fruits
Chill several hours
Roll out on a floured baking surface ¼”. Cut into rectangles
Bake on a greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 12 minutes
Cool slightly. While warm brush with lemon glaze: 1 beaten egg white, 1 T lemon juice, ½ teaspoon grated lemon peel, dash of salt, 1 ½ cups powdered sugar.
Recipe by Good Parenting Brighter Children at https://goodparentingbrighterchildren.com/christmas-goodies/