Dec 102011
 
Orange-Poppy Cookies

Ingredients (50 pieces) 125 g soft butter 75 g powdered sugar 2 vanilla beans 5 egg yolks 1 tbsp grated orange peel (organic) 275 g flour 1 point of a knife baking powder 100 g poppy seed filling – find here German poppy seed filling 45 apricot jam 1 tbsp cinnamon 100 g almonds ground [read more...]

Dec 092011
 
Filled Coconut Macaroons

  Ingredients (35 pieces) 80 g white baking chocolate 20ml heavy cream 20 g butter 15 g citronat – not available here in the USA, use mixed peel (see picture below) 1 tbsp lemon juice 2 tbsp Batida de Coco (Coconut Liqueur) 20 g roasted coconut (grated and unsweetened) Dough 4 egg white 130 g [read more...]

Dec 082011
 
Lebkuchen Brownies

Ingredients (45 pieces)
 70 g dark chocolate 200 g soft butter 200 g powdered sugar 2 eggs 70 g ground hazelnuts 1 tbsp baking powder, salt 2 tbsp brown rum 2 tbsp lebkuchen spice or all spice 250 g flour 2 packages Cake frosting – find the original German Cake Frosting here 50 g dried [read more...]

Dec 072011
 
Chocolate Cubes

Ingredients (100 pieces) 250 g soft butter, 3 eggs 250 g powdered sugar 125 g almonds ground 1 tbsp cardamom 1 tbsp Piment (Allspice) 1 tbsp Ginger ground, 
50 Cocoa powder 50 g flour 3 packages dark cake frosting (each 100g) – find German dark cake frosting here 220 semi sweet baking chocolate (Ghiradelli) 50 [read more...]