Linzer Cookies
While Linzer Cookies have their origin in Austria, they are also very common in Germany. Linzer Cookies are easy to make but decoration methods differ. I chose a …
While Linzer Cookies have their origin in Austria, they are also very common in Germany. Linzer Cookies are easy to make but decoration methods differ. I chose a …
Domino Stones or as we call them “Domino Steine” are tiny, delicious, 3-layer Christmas cakes, covered in chocolate. The name probably comes from the domino game because these …
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Slab Cookies are the perfect solution for holiday baking with very little time. Skip the cookie cutters and complicated decoration and just go for what’s most important: The …
Pfeffernรผsse, or Peppernuts in English, are typical Christmas cookies in Germany and the pepper is not just in the name!
Glรผhwein – mulled wine – comes in several different versions and Baked Apple Mulled Wine is my translation for a Bratapfel-Glรผhwein. It is a particularly delicious spiced apple …
The North German Potato Salad contains mayonnaise and differs from the South German Potato Salad which is made with a vinaigrette. It is probably a lot closer to …
The German Tree Cake is made from layers and layers of caramelized cake batter with a hint of rum and marzipan taste. It’s a delicious piece of art …
These are the softest Spritz Cookies ever! They are so good, I have to bake them weekly because my family is begging for more. There is the secret …
Baked Camembert with a crisp breaded layer around is a wonderful comfort food in winter. My husband and I enjoyed it often when we lived in Germany.
You might know Spekulatius Cookies as Speculaas Cookies or Speculoos Cookies here in the US. They originate in the Netherlands and are thin, crisp cookies that ususaly come …
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If you want to bake Spekulatius Cookies, you will need the Spekulatius Spice Mix and her is the recipe for it!
Dresden Stollen / Stollen with Marzipan / Mohn-Stollen (like Mohnstriezel) Stollen is the traditional German Christmas Bread for the “Adventszeit” – Advent time. Starting four Sundays before Christmas, …
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Rum Balls, called Rumkugeln in German, come in two variations. The smaller ones wich are like rum truffles, known everywhere in Germany and the large ones, known in …
Franzbrรถtchen are a beloved traditional specialty from Hamburg and the original is only available in Hamburg. You will not find this in bakeries in other parts of Germany …
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Potato dumplings are a very easy side but give each meal a feeling of a holiday. This probably just me, association dumplings with Christmas dinners. When potato dumplings …
Glรผhwein is the name for our German mulled wine that one can buy at the Christmas market to stay warm. There are hundreds of different recipes but this …
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Vanilla Crescents are almond cookies with a rich vanilla taste and a moon shape. We call them Vanillekipferl and they have a soft texture that gently falls apart …
I can’t describe how delicious Cinnamon Stars are! To make the perfect cinnamon stars, you need to try my recipe and method and you will not regret it. …
Perfect Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) for Christmas Continue ยป
Heidesand is a kind of German shortbread, made with browned butter and that is what gives it its unique and wonderful taste!
Potato Croquettes are a side dish that we mostly enjoy at celebrations or holidays like Christmas. These delicious, crispy potato rolls are a real treat and loved by …
When I first learned how to make Marzipan, I thought that must be wrong: Only 3 ingredients? That can’t be right. But it really is all you … …
Most people connect Apple Strudel (Apfelstrudel) with Austria or Vienna but its real roots seem to be in Arabia from where it spread to Egypt, then Constantinople (today …
Germany is divided about potato salad, seriously! There is the “South German Potato Salad” (or Munich Potato Salad) with a vinaigrette and the “Berlin Potato Salad” with mayo …
This recipe for fried Snowballs is a regional specialty from a German town, called Rothenburg ob der Tauber. I have never heard of it until a friend at …
If you want to buy German Gingerbread spice mix, you need to be fast during Fall: It is often sold out long before Christmas. But why worry about …
There must be a reason, why I am already doing a third German Gingerbread Cookie recipe on my blog, right? Maybe I really, really like Gingerbread? Must be …
“It just smells like at the Christmas market!”, said my husband when he came downstairs while I was making the Schmalzgebรคck.
End of November, Christmas Markets pop up everywhere in Germany with the delicious scent of caramelizedย almonds. Everyone lovesย going there and getting some mulled wine, a paper cone of …
Even in Texas it can get cold and the most delicious way to get warm after a stroll in the cold, is drinking an egg schnapps “Snowflake”.
Each year, lots of Germans start a Rum Pot during the summer months and enjoy the fruits of their work by the end of the year. This sort …