Gingerbread cookies are traditionally made in Germany for Christmas. Cook them anytime, and let some Christmas into the house right now!

Difficulty Level: Average      Time Required: 30 min

Here's How:

1. Heat 3/4 cup honey, 3/8 cup sugar and 2 tbsp butter in a saucepan until smooth.
2. Stir in ginger, black pepper, ground cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, coriander and nutmeg (a pinch of each).
3. Let cool.
4. Sift 2 cups flour into a bowl, add the honey mass and one egg yolk. Mix well.
5. Dissolve 1 tsp baking soda in 1 tbsp warm water and add to the mixture. 
6. Knead in 1 cup flour to make a firm dough.
7. Heat the oven to 160 C. 
8. Roll out the dough to 1 cm thick.
9. Cut out your favorite figures and place on a greased baking sheet.
10. Bake for 10-12 min and let cool.
11. For icing mix 4 tbsp sugar, 1 tsp lemon juice and 1 tsp water.
12. Decorate the cookies when cool.

Tips:

1. Use the heavy-based saucepan.  
2. Make the dough firm enough to come away from the bowl's sides.