Cinnamon Rings – Austrian German Christmas Cookies

cinnamon rings

When he time has come to make some German Christmas cookies check this one out: Cinnamon Rings or Zimt Ringerl, after an old Austrian recipe. These delicious cookies are very easy to make and you won’t need any special ingredients. Happy Baking! Ingredients Cinnamon…

How to Make Spekulatius Cookies

spekulatius cookie

Spekulatius cookies are originally from Belgium and Netherlands, 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. To make them you would need special molds with…

Christmas Cocoa Cookies – Authentic German Recipe

christmas cocoa cookies

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 Hazelnut Macaroons – Christmas Cookies

german hazelnut macaroons

The German Hazelnut Macaroons (in German “Haselnussmakronen”) are traditional and classic German cookies for the Holiday season and Christmas. Germany is known for its unique and delicious Christmas Bakery. If you have not made any German Christmas cookies before, then this recipe is very…

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…

German Oat Cookies –

oat cookies

German Oat cookies are made out of rolled oats and are  very easy to make. If you want to start baking for the holidays start with these cookies. It is an original German recipe and if you can get the German rolled oats that…

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 Filled Butter Cookies

The German filled butter cookies are very easy to make and this is a great recipe for baking beginners. It is an original German recipe, just in time for Christmas. Germany has mastered the Christmas cookie baking since hundreds of years and has the…