German Butter Cookies – Simple Holiday Cookie

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This is a very simple basic recipe for German butter cookies. This cookie recipe are just great for a beginning baker. You will love them for Christmas, just keep them in a tin box and store them in a cool place. Happy Baking! Ingredients…

Old Fashioned Filled Almond Christmas Cookies

German Austrian Cookies

You have found a traditional Austrian recipe for today’s Old Fashioned Filled Almond Christmas Cookies. This recipe is more than 100 years old. The cookies are little pockets filled with a  delicious almond filling. They are also called  almond pockets. Even it is an ancient…

German Christmas Cookies – Walnut Cookies

christmas cookies

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 Cinnamon Star Cookies – Zimtsterne

german cinnamon star cookies

The German Cinnamon Star cookies are wonderful German Christmas cookies. The Cinnamon Stars are traditional Christmas cookies and the recipe is easy to make. You can buy them in almost every German bakery before Christmas. Unfortunately not in the USA but you always can…

German Orange-Poppy Christmas Cookies

German cookies

These German Orange-Poppy Christmas Cookies are very special and not the typical Christmas cookies. It’s a delicious combination of a short crust base cookie topped with a mix of poppyseeds, orange, candied peel and almonds. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Orange-Poppy Cookies (makes 50 pieces)…

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 spices to a pumpkin pie which…

German Heart Shaped Cookies

german valentines heart shapped cookies

Are you looking for a German cookie recipe that is suitable for Mother’s day or even Valentine’s Day? Here it is: German Heart Shaped Cookies. They are filled with raspberry jelly jam (Gelee in German, a jam that is made out of the fruit…

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…