Angel Eyes German Christmas Cookies

german christmas cookies angels eyes

German Christmas Cookies Angel’s Eyes are a classic among the German Christmas Cookies. In general German Christmas cookies are not so big, they are rather small, and far smaller than the US cookies. Angel’s eyes are about 2 inches in diameter after baking. Try…

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…

German Christmas Cookies – Vanilla Pretzels

There are so many German Christmas Cookies. What about German Vanilla Pretzel? Christmas is getting closer and closer and you might need some wonderful Cookies for your family. Try the vanilla Pretzels or chocolate Pretzels. They are super delicious cookies. This is a very…

Original Dresdner Stollen – Christmas Bread

original dresdner stollen

Learn today how to make Original Dresdner Stollen which is a traditional Christmas cake in Germany since centuries,  and this is an authentic German recipe. The “Dresdner Stollen” is popular all over the world.  This German cake has its own history. Have you ever…

German Bienenstich or Bee Sting Cake – Fast Version

bee sting cake

The German Bienenstich, or Bee sting cake in English, is a traditional German cake and can be found in almost every German bakery. The name means literally “Bee Sting cake“. There is a legend where the baker who baked the cake had been stung…

Authentic German Apple Cake Recipe with Quark

german apple quark cake

This is a delicious German apple cake recipe with quark especially great for the holidays. Quark or “curd cheese” is easy to make (find the recipe for quark making in this recipe). Alternatively you can use a mix out of sour cream and cream…

German Cherry Plunder Pastry

plunder pastry with sour cherries

Find out how to make the German Cherry Plunder pastry that can be found in every German bakery.  In Germany these pastries are made fresh daily. They can be made with vanilla pudding, quark with jam (raspberry, apricot) or assorted fruit on top. If…

German Banana Bread

german banana bread

The German banana bread is not quite like the American version but it tastes as good as the US version. To get the best results you must use 100 percent ripe bananas. This is my personal version of banana bread, and everyone who tried…