German Spritzgebaeck Cookies – Spritz Cookies for Holidays

german spritzgebaeck cookie

The German Spritzgebaeck cookies are traditional Christmas cookies in Germany. You don’t need special ingredients so  this recipe is ideal for the last minute Christmas baking. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Spritzgebaeck Cookies (about 65 pieces) 200 g powdered sugar 400 g soft butter 4…

Authentic German Cheese Cake Recipe

german cheese cake

Authentic German Cheese Cake recipe: Are you looking for an original and authentic German recipe for cheese cake? You found the right recipe among all recipes that you can find online. This recipe is authentic German.  The German Cheese Cake or “Käsekuchen” is one…

German Christmas Chocolate Cubes

german christmas chocolate cubes

Are you looking for really special Christmas treats? Check out the recipe for these irresistible German Christmas Chocolate cubes. They are not very difficult to make. Merry Christmas and Happy Baking! Ingredients German Chocolate Cubes 250 g soft butter 3 eggs 250 g powdered…

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…

Hazelnut Christmas Cookies from Trier

hazelnut christmas cookies from trier

Hazelnut Christmas Cookies from Trier – traditional and famous recipe for hazelnut cookies as they make them in the German city Trier. They sell them every year at the Christmas market. Here is the recipe so you can get a piece of the “German…

German Chocolate Cream Cake

german chocolate cream cake

This German Chocolate Cream Cake is after an original and authentic recipe. In Germany we call such a cake “Schoko-Sahne-Torte.” It is  a “Torte” because it  contains multiple layers and is therefor higher than a regular cake. This is a very rich cake, a…

Bethmaennchen – Christmas Cookies from Frankfurt

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 Filled Plum Cookies for the Holidays

German Filled Plum Cookies Plum are wonderful for the holidays! They are rectangle shaped German Christmas cookies that iare filled with plum jam or as we call it in German “Plaumenmus”. The German plum jam is thicker and richer than the usual jam and…