Bethmaennchen – Christmas Cookies from Frankfurt

bethmaennchen

Bethmaennchen are German cookies made from Marzipan, almond flour, powdered sugar and rosewater. The name comes from the family Simon Moritz von Bethmann in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. A legend says that the famous Parisian pastry chef Jean Jacques Gautenier developed the recipe at the…

German Cranberry Cookies for Christmas and Holidays

german cranberry christmas cookies

Delicious German Cranberry cookies for Christmas, the holidays and special occasions. The cookies contain cranberries which adds a fruit note to the cookiues. These German Christmas cookies are easy to make. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Cranberry Cookies 1 tbsp cocoa, unsweetened 25 g dried…

German Dominosteine or Domino Cubes

german domino cubes

Dominosteine or Domino Cubes are traditional German Christmas cookies and, to be honest, are not the easiest cookies to make. You need to have some good baking experience for making them. They consist of a Lebkuchen dough and have layers of marzipan and jam…

German Christmas Cookies: Caramel Cookies

christmas cookies

These German Christmas Cookies are Caramel Cookies and contain dried fruit. They are for sure special cookies and not very main stream cookies. If you like to give them a try we wish you happy bakiung! Ingredients German Christmas Cookies: Caramel Cookies makes 40-50…

German Coconut Macaroons – Best Christmas Cookies

German coconut macaroons

The German Coconut Macaroons are very popular Christmas Cookies and so easy to make, that everyone can try to be a baker. You can buy them in every German supermarket and bakery. The recipe below is a universal recipe which can be altered to…

Florentine Cookies Gluten Free – Florentiner

florentine cookies

Florentine Cookies, or as we call them in German “Florentiner”, is a classic German cookie which has its origin probably in France from the 17th century. But it is said that it was brought to France by Katharina di Medici who was from the…

Walnut Rings Christmas Cookies

filled honey rings and walnut rings

These Walnut rings Christmas cookies are easy to make and as you can see on the photo they are combined with another German Christmas cookie: The Filled Honey Ring Cookies – we’ve got it covered and have the recipe –> Go to the recipe…

Authentic German Pfeffernusse Recipe for the Holidays

authentic german pfeffernuesse recipe

This is an authentic German Pfeffernusse recipe as you would find in Germany. German Pfeffernusse are traditional Christmas cookies and very popular. You can find them in any bakery or supermarket in Germany. Get some German tradition into your home with this recipe. The…