Authentic German Lebkuchen
These authentic German lebkuchen are some of the most famous Christmas cookies from Germany and they are gluten free and dairy free to boot!
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Line a baking sheet with parchment paper and arrange backoblaten (German baking wafers) on top leaving a 1-inch space between them.
Combine almond flour sugar eggs ground hazelnuts candied lemon and orange peel ground cinnamon vanilla sugar and ground cloves and mix into a firm dough.
Shape mixture into balls.
Arrange balls on the prepared wafers; press gently to flatten into 1/2-inch-high rounds.
Bake in the preheated oven until light brown in color 15 to 20 minutes.
Cool completely about 30 minutes.