Plate with Christmas cookies

Easy basic Cookie Dough – many Varieties

Are you baking your Christmas cookies yet? Here is a delightful and versatile Cookie Dough recipe! One basic dough = many delicious varieties! Enjoy experimenting this holiday season! It’s not just for cutting out shapes, but for all kinds of delightful shortbread cookies in every imaginable shape and variation. You can easily add ingredients like cocoa powder, cinnamon sugar, chopped nuts, poppy seeds, and much … Continue reading Easy basic Cookie Dough – many Varieties

Butter cookies, Butterplätzchen

Butterplätzchen: Classic Butter Cookies Just Like Oma’s

There’s an undeniable warmth in the aroma of rich, buttery dough and sweet vanilla filling the kitchen on a cold Advent afternoon. To me, the classic Butter Cookies, which Oma referred to as Butterplätzchen, were uncomplicated yet delicate cut-out cookies. They represented more than just a seasonal favorite. These Butter cookies are a joyful invitation to gather, decorate and share. I bake with my grandson … Continue reading Butterplätzchen: Classic Butter Cookies Just Like Oma’s

Zimtsterne, Almond cinnamon cookies

Festive Zimtsterne or Cinnamon Almond Cookies

There’s a quiet joy in baking that only deepens during Advent. As the days grow shorter and the scent of pine and spice fills the air, I find myself drawn to the kitchen, where tradition and memory come alive in the form of cookies. Among the many festive treats I prepare, Zimtsterne, a Cinnamon Almond cookie that is shaped as a star. These snowy-topped Almond … Continue reading Festive Zimtsterne or Cinnamon Almond Cookies

Linzer Cookies, Spitzbuben

Linzer Cookies: A Taste of Christmas Tradition

There’s something magical about the scent of buttery dough and sweet fruit jelly wafting through the kitchen in December. For me, Linzer Cookies (in German Spitzbuben) are more than just a festive treat—they’re a cherished ritual, a bridge between my Bavarian childhood and the joyful gatherings. These delicate, jewel-like cookies have graced our Christmas table for generations, and every time I bake them, I feel … Continue reading Linzer Cookies: A Taste of Christmas Tradition

Walnut cookies with chocolate morsels

Melt in your mouth Walnut cookies with Chocolate Truffles

Bake super tasty walnut cookies – a delicious shortcrust pastry, a simple cookie recipe even for Beginners!
Baking cookies couldn’t be quicker or easier: My recipe for delicious walnut works with a little trick without cutting out. The cookie dough is simply rolled in little balls, placed in your hand and pressed with 3 fingers to make grooves. Awesome right? That works really well. Of course, the cookies taste really delicious, and if you like, with confectioner sugar sprinkled on top! Continue reading Melt in your mouth Walnut cookies with Chocolate Truffles

German spicy Spekulatius Cookies

Crispy German Spice Cookies, the Spekulatius

There’s something magical about the scent of cinnamon, cloves, and cardamom wafting through the house in the days leading up to Christmas. For me, that magic was always wrapped up in one beloved tradition: baking German Spekulatius cookies with my mother and sisters. Spekulatius, or Speculoos in English, is a thin crispy spice cookie made of seasoned shortcrust pastry in the form of figurative representations. … Continue reading Crispy German Spice Cookies, the Spekulatius