Lebkuchen, Honigkuchen or Pfefferkuchen are honey-sweetened German cakes, moulded cookies or bar cookies that have become part of Germany's Christmas traditions. They are similar to gingerbread.
An assortment of glazed and dark chocolate Lebkuchen
A Lebküchner from a manuscript c. 1520, in the Stadtbibliothek Nürnberg [de]
Mould used for marzipan or Lebkuchen, 17th/18th century, collection of the Oberhausmuseum
Lebkuchen hearts are sold at fairs.
Pryanik refers to a range of traditional sweet-baked goods in Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, Czechia, Slovenia, Poland and other countries such as Lithuania and Bulgaria.
A common form of pryaniks
Perník shop in the Czech Republic