Holiday Lebkuchen (German Spice Cookies) - Recipook

Ingredients

• 2 cups whole almonds
• boiling water to cover
• 0.66666668653488 cup chopped dried apricots
• 8 Medjool dates, pitted and chopped
• 4.5 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
• 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
• 2 teaspoons ground ginger
• 1.5 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 0.5 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 0.5 teaspoon salt
• 2 eggs
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 cup honey
• 0.25 cup blackstrap molasses
• 1 tablespoon water
• 2 teaspoons almond extract
• 2 teaspoons grated orange zest
• 1 teaspoon grated lemon zest
• 0.75 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 tablespoons whole milk
• 1 teaspoon lemon zest