Christmas Cocoa Cookies – Authentic German Recipe

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Christmas Cocoa Cookies are traditional so called “Ausstechplätzchen” (you make a short crust dough and cut out the cookies) that are very easy to make. Germany is famous for its Christmas cookies. It is a German tradition to bake before Christmas and serve the…

German Chocolate Cornflakes Cookies

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What are German Chocolate Cornflakes Cookies? It is a combination of chocolate and cornflakes – just irresistible. Important is to use unsweetened cornflakes and good quality chocolate for example from Lindt. These are no bake cookies! Let them dry for some hours and they…

German Christmas Coconut Rolls

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Germany must have the biggest variety of Christmas cookies. Here’s another holiday cookie for you: The German Christmas Coconut Rolls are special ones containing dried fruit (for an exotic taste papaya and mango) and coconut. Make sure to get the unsweetened grated coconut. Happy…

Filled Coconut Macaroons

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These Filled coconut macaroons are special German Christmas cookies that will beat the regular coconut macaroons. The recipe is using candied lemon peel which is very common baking ingredient in Germany during the holidays. It is available in the USA but the ones I…

How to Make Spekulatius Cookies

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Spekulatius cookies are originally from Belgium and Netherlands, they are called Speculaas, and became popular cookies in the Rhineland and Westphalia. Spekulatius are classic German Christmas cookies but are also popular throughout the year especially in Belgium and Netherlands. History  The word “Speculaas” is…

German Lebkuchen Bites For Holidays and Christmas

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In Germany there is no Christmas without Lebkuchen.  The German Lebkuchen Bites are an alternative to the the regular gingerbread cookies. Important is the Lebkuchen spice – that is a must add, like in the USA you add these specific spices to a pumpkin…

German Marzipan Cookies – Spritz Cookies

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These German Marzipan cookies are excellent Christmas cookies for marzipan lovers. Marzipan is a baking ingredient and it is made out of almond paste. For these cookies we recommend to get, if possible, the German marzipan or some high quality marzipan without coloring or…

German Butter Cookies from Scratch

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The German Butter cookies are not only great for the holidays. You can enjoy them at any time of the year. For Valentines Day use heart shaped cookie cutters and sprinkle the top with red cookie decorations. What to do with the egg yolks…