Bethmaennchen – Christmas Cookies from Frankfurt

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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 Christmas Cookies: Caramel Cookies

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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 Simple Lebkuchen Gingerbread Recipe

German Simple Lebkuchen

Do you love Lebkuchen and are looking for a German Simple Lebkuchen recipe? You found one. This lebkuchen recipe is traditional and classic. Lebkuchen are a symbol of Christmas as it is the only time where they are made. The German simple Lebkuchen recipe…

German Christmas Cookies – Walnut Cookies

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In Germany we use walnuts for many baking recipes. The German Christmas Walnut Cookies are very easy to make. This is the season for walnuts now and you can get them in almost every super market. Tip: If you cannot get ground walnuts use…

German Lebkuchen Bites For Holidays and Christmas

lebkuchen bites

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…

Aachener Printen – German Christmas Cookie

aachener printen

The Aachener Printen Christmas cookie is a special type of gingerbread that was created 1820 in the city of Aachen. So what is a “Printe”? It comes from english “print” and dutch “prent”. Back then they used a special carved wooden model that what…

German Filled Almond Star Cookies

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These German Filled Almond Star Cookies will become your favorite Christmas cookie! They are filled with a wonderful marzipan-almond filling. Try them out and decide for yourselves. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Filled Almond Star Cookies (makes 120 pieces) Dough 220 flour 100g powdered sugar…