Basler Leckerli

Name: Basler Leckerli
Yield: 2 servings
Cuisine: Swiss
Ingredients: 1 cup honey; 2 cups flour; 1 cup mixed candied fruit and nuts, chopped; 1 tsp mixed spice

Basler Läckerli/BAHS-ler LEK-er-lee/

About this dish

Dense, spiced honey cookies studded with candied fruit and nuts, glazed with a thin sugar icing.

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Ingredients

🍯1 cup honey

🌾2 cups flour

🌰1 cup mixed candied fruit and nuts, chopped

🌰1 tsp mixed spice

Method

Serves 2

Warm the honey and mix with flour, spice, candied fruit, and nuts into a firm dough.

Press the dough into a flat, even layer on a baking tray.

Bake at 180°C (350°F) for about 20 minutes.

Brush with a thin sugar glaze while still warm.

Cool completely, then cut into small rectangles.

✓ What Makes it Authentic

Basler Läckerli is a traditional spiced cookie from Basel, Switzerland, historically associated with Christmas markets.

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