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 …
Domino Stones – Dominosteine – Chocolate Dominos
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 …
Slab Cookies – German Style
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 …
Peppernuts – Pfeffernüsse
Pfeffernüsse, or Peppernuts in English, are typical Christmas cookies in Germany and the pepper is not just in the name!
Baked Apple Mulled Wine – Bratapfel-Glühwein
Glühwein – mulled wine – comes in several different versions and Baked Apple Mulled Wine is my translation for a Bratapfel-Glühwein. It is a particularly delicious spiced apple …
North German Potato Salad (with a cool Hack)
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 …
German Tree Cake – Baumkuchen
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 …
Spritz Cookies – the Best & Softest Recipe!
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 …
Crisp Baked Camembert
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.
Bake the Best Speculaas Cookies: Spekulatius Vanilla Oreos
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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Spekulatius Spice Mix Recipe
If you want to bake Spekulatius Cookies, you will need the Spekulatius Spice Mix and her is the recipe for it!
Authentic Dresden Stollen – 3 Versions in 10 Steps
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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German Rum Truffles & Rum Balls
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 …
How to bake Franzbrötchen – beloved Cinnamon Pastry from Hamburg
Franzbrötchen 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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How to make Potato Dumplings
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 …
Glühwein – German Mulled Wine from Christmas Markets
Glühwein 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 – Vanillekipferl Recipe
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 …
Perfect Cinnamon Stars (Zimtsterne) for Christmas
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. …
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Heidesand – German Shortbread with Browned Butter
Heidesand is a kind of German shortbread, made with browned butter and that is what gives it its unique and wonderful taste!
How to Make Croquettes – Kroketten
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 …
How to Make Marzipan
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 … …
Apple Strudel – Apfelstrudel
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 …
South German Potato Salad with Wieners
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 …
Fried Snowballs from Rothenburg
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 …
German Gingerbread Spice Mix
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 …
Candied Gingerbread Cookies – Elisen Lebkuchen
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 …
Schmalzgebäck – German Fried Pastry
“It just smells like at the Christmas market!”, said my husband when he came downstairs while I was making the Schmalzgebäck.
Caramelized Almonds – Gebrannte Mandeln
End of November, Christmas Markets pop up everywhere in Germany with the delicious scent of caramelized almonds. Everyone loves going there and getting some mulled wine, a paper cone of …
Snowflake – Hot Verpoorten Egg Schnaps
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”.
Traditional German Rum Pot – Rumtopf
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 …