You Need:

2 lemons
1 tbsp milk (any type)
1 egg (any size)
160g honey
310g plain flour
300g icing sugar
75g sugar
1 tsp bicarbonate of soda
1 tsp cocoa powder (optional)

Method:

Preheat the oven to 190°C/gas mark 5
Heat the honey with the sugar in the microwave or a small pan for 30 seconds or until the sugar has dissolved. Leave to cool
Mix the flour with the bicarbonate of soda, cocoa powder (if using), PFEFFERNÜSSE BLEND and ¼ tsp salt
Whisk the milk and egg into the cooled honey mixture, then stir into the flour mixture to form a smooth dough (adding an extra splash of milk if too dry or a pinch of flour if too wet)
Roll heaped teaspoons of the dough into balls then place on a baking parchment lined tray, leaving a 3cm gap between each one
Bake for 10 minutes or until golden brown and starting to crack on top, then leave to cool on a wire rack
Mix the icing sugar with the juice of the lemons to make a thick icing (adding an extra splash of water or pinch of icing sugar if necessary)
Dip each pfeffernüsse into the icing then leave on a wire rack for 30 minutes or until the icing has set