Bethmaennchen – Christmas Cookies from Frankfurt

bethmaennchen

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 Coconut Macaroons – Best Christmas Cookies

German coconut macaroons

The German Coconut Macaroons are very popular Christmas Cookies and so easy to make, that everyone can try to be a baker. You can buy them in every German supermarket and bakery. The recipe below is a universal recipe which can be altered to…

Walnut Rings Christmas Cookies

filled honey rings and walnut rings

These Walnut rings Christmas cookies are easy to make and as you can see on the photo they are combined with another German Christmas cookie: The Filled Honey Ring Cookies – we’ve got it covered and have the recipe –> Go to the recipe…

German Almond Chocolate Holiday Cookies

german almond chocolate cookies

The recipe for the German almond chocolate cookies is quite easy, and you will not need any special ingredients. They very delicious cookies for the holidays and Christmas. Try them out and you will bake them again and again. Happy Baking! Ingredients German Almond…

Russian Bread Cookies – Alphabet Cookies

russian bread cookies

Russian Bread Cookies or “Russisch Brot”  in German oder Patience is a cookie made out of a dough with cocoa and egg whites without any butter or egg yolks. Traditionally it is baked in form of letters. Supposedly thew Russian bred cookie came from…

Alpenbrot or Magenbrot – German Christmas Lebkuchen

christmas cookie alpenbrot

The Christmas cookie Alpenbrot or Magenbrot is a small Lebkuchen (gingerbread) that is a very delicious holiday Lebkuchen to make. You can buy the Alpenbrot throughout Germany and if you would translate it  literally, it means “bread of the alps” (originated in Switzerland). The…

Halloween Recipes: Bloody Hands

halloween recipe

It is time for great Halloween recipes like the Bloody hands recipe. It is an original German recipe but it is easy to make. You find all ingredients for the German Halloween recipes on LoveGermanfood.com, Amazon or in your local super market. This is…

Authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread

Authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread

This is a authentic Nuremberg Elisen Gingerbread Lebkuchen recipe from Germany that needs some specific ingredients but you can get them all in the USA. These Lebkuchen are supposedly the best ones. Of course you can buy them also ready made in the USA,…