Lebkuchen

Beat egg until light in medium-sized bowl. Add brown sugar and beat until light and fluffy. Stir in molasses, honey, brandy, lemon juice, and zest. Beat thoroughly and set aside.

In separate bowl, stir together flour, baking soda, ginger, cloves, cinnamon, and cardamom. Blend into honey mixture. Stir in almonds, citron/orange/lemon peel. Refrigerate dough overnight.

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Divide dough in half. On lightly floured pastry board, roll each half to ⅓-inch thickness. Cut into 3x2-inch cookies.

Bake on greased cookie rack for 10 minutes. Allow to cool slightly in pan, then remove to rack.

While cookies are baking, prepare Lemon Glaze. In small bowl, combine egg whites, lemon juice, salt, and confectioner’s sugar. Mix well. Brush cookies with glaze while warm.