Linzer Cookies
While Linzer Cookies have their origin in Austria, they are also very common in Germany. Linzer Cookies are easy to …
German cookies come in many shapes, sizes and tastes! Our cookies vary from crunchy to soft and chewy, sweet to spicy.
While Linzer Cookies have their origin in Austria, they are also very common in Germany. Linzer Cookies are easy to …
Domino Stones or as we call them “Domino Steine” are tiny, delicious, 3-layer Christmas cakes, covered in chocolate. The name …
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Slab Cookies are the perfect solution for holiday baking with very little time. Skip the cookie cutters and complicated decoration …
Pfeffernüsse, or Peppernuts in English, are typical Christmas cookies in Germany and the pepper is not just in the name!
German Candy is delicious and I miss it quite a lot! Care packages from Germany are expensive and often take …
When I was little, I called Russian Bread “ABC Cookies”. These crisp cookies come in the shape of our alphabetical …
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Mutzenmandeln get their name from their shape: The word “Mandeln” means “Almonds” and these sweet carnival pastries are shaped like …
These are the softest Spritz Cookies ever! They are so good, I have to bake them weekly because my family …
You might know Spekulatius Cookies as Speculaas Cookies or Speculoos Cookies here in the US. They originate in the Netherlands …
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If you want to bake Spekulatius Cookies, you will need the Spekulatius Spice Mix and her is the recipe for …
A sweet treat that Germans like to grab at the bakery, is Almond Crescents or Almond Horns. Mandelhörnchen – that’s …
These Apple Yogurt Swirls will surprise you with a dough that seems to be yeast dough … but isn’t! It …
Vanilla Crescents are almond cookies with a rich vanilla taste and a moon shape. We call them Vanillekipferl and they …
I can’t describe how delicious Cinnamon Stars are! To make the perfect cinnamon stars, you need to try my recipe …
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Heidesand is a kind of German shortbread, made with browned butter and that is what gives it its unique and …
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Apple Beignets are a healthy and yet delicious snack for Fall and Winter. They are apple slices in a pancake …
When I first learned how to make Marzipan, I thought that must be wrong: Only 3 ingredients? That can’t be …
This recipe for fried Snowballs is a regional specialty from a German town, called Rothenburg ob der Tauber. I have …
If you want to buy German Gingerbread spice mix, you need to be fast during Fall: It is often sold …
There must be a reason, why I am already doing a third German Gingerbread Cookie recipe on my blog, right? …
“It just smells like at the Christmas market!”, said my husband when he came downstairs while I was making the …
They look like cookies but they are not – they are actually little quark cakes made from a “Quark-Oil Dough”. …
This is my favorite German cookie recipe for cookies all year round – but I especially use it to bake …
Oktoberfest is all about beer, Brathändel (rotisserie chicken) … and Lebkuchenherzen (Oktoberfest Gingerbread Hearts)!
Homemade Lebkuchen is something you really MUST try! These cookies are a favorite every Christmas … and even after. They …