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Cranberry German Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 5m

These Cranberry German Cookies are my favorite things to make in winter. They are so easy to make and they taste absolutely delicious. They remind me of my childhood spent sitting in my German grandmother’s kitchen, while she would tell me stories about her childhood, growing up in Germany. Happy...

October 8, 2020

Star Anise Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 11m

These Star Anise Cookies are the cutest little cookies that I have chosen to include in all my Christmas boxes this year. The dough is made from a simple batter with a drop of star anise extract and a sugar-milk frosting flavored with anise too. A warm and tasteful addition...

December 25, 2019

Finnish Meringue Cookies

Cooking Time: 44m

What is the difference between Finnish Meringue Cookies and other meringue that we know and love? These cookies have a soft dough-like texture as a base then filled and wrapped between swirls of soft meringue that when baked in the oven are super sweet with a chunky and chewy bite....

December 20, 2019

Polish Kolaczki

Cooking Time: 2h

The only way to start describing these Polish Kolaczki is with OMG! Little, sweet bites with a pastry made from beaten butter and cream cheese combined with all-purpose flour, the result a crunchy pastry filled with a prepared fruit filling. You can use a commercially bought jam or jelly or...

December 18, 2019

Meringue Shell Cookies (Rakushki)

Cooking Time: 2h 45m

These Meringue Shell Cookies are crunchy, light and sweet, like little pillows of deliciousness that pop in your mouth quickly becoming your new favorite dessert treat. Perfect on their own or accompanied with ice cream or cream and famously served with fruit, particularly berries and strawberries. Ideal party treats or...

December 18, 2019

Gingerbread Reindeer Recipe

Cooking Time: 3h

This Gingerbread Reindeer Recipe is a true classic adapted from the recipe as the infamous gingerbread man, these reindeer will be the star of the show and the ideal cookie with milk, to leave for the Santa the night he climbs down the chimney! These scrumptious old style ginger biscuits...

December 10, 2019

Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies

Cooking Time: 57m

These Spiced Chocolate Chestnut Cookies are the perfect dunking treat. With already one half of the cookie dunked in melted chocolate, the other half is waiting to be dunked in your tea or coffee! Using a healthier alternative to white flour, I chose to use spelt flour instead with almond...

November 23, 2019

Stacking Snowmen Biscuits

Cooking Time: 1h 35m

These Stacking Snowmen Biscuits are a classic Christmas favorite and my children wait all year to help me prepare them for our family dinner. This recipe reminds me of my childhood when I would make them with my grandmother and now I am passing this recipe onto you as a...

November 22, 2019

Chai Tree and Snowflake Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 45m

Chai Tree and Snowflake Cookies are cute Christmas cookies inspired by the flavor of chai tea. Chai is a tea which originated in India but has become popular worldwide. It is made by brewing black tea with a mixture of aromatic spices such as cinnamon, ginger, cloves, nutmeg and cardamom....

November 21, 2019

German Cinnamon Star Christmas Cookies

Cooking Time: 9h 54m

These German Cinnamon Star Christmas Cookies are part of the Germans traditional array of Christmas biscuits that are baked once a year. Also known as Zimtsterne, this little star shaped cookie looks and tastes delightful. One side biscuit and one side white icing, they really do look special when arranged...

November 20, 2019

German Christmas Cardamom Cookies (Kardamon Plaetzchen)

Cooking Time: 2h

These German Christmas Cardamom Cookies (Kardamon Plaetzchen) recipe creates a delicate biscuit with a warm and comforting flavor, especially made and eaten during the winter months. Cardamom has a wonderful floral smell and incidentally is a very good medical plant used to treat the stomach. These particular biscuits are sweet...

November 18, 2019

Mincemeat Pop Tarts

Cooking Time: 35m

I love to make these Mincemeat Pop Tarts around Christmas time when I know people will be dropping by unexpectedly! I would hate to be caught without a sweet treat to offer my guests with a cup of coffee or a glass of mulled wine! I cheat a little when...

November 12, 2019

Reindeer Jammie Dodgers

Cooking Time: 2h 40m

This Reindeer Jammie Dodgers recipe will capture your imagination and your hearts and the kids will love you for it! Everyone’s childhood favorite and definitely mine – biscuit cookies filled with jam and a cute reindeer face decorated on top made from icing sugar and black food coloring gel. Adults...

November 9, 2019

My Favorite Gingerbread Cookies

Cooking Time: 4h 5m

My Favorite Gingerbread Cookies are easy and fun to make. I love to make a double batch of these and get my kids to decorate them. And they love to bring them to school on the last day before holidays to share with their teachers and friends. This is an...

November 7, 2019

Mincemeat Cookies

Cooking Time: 45m

I always have a batch of these Mincemeat Cookies on standby around the holidays. They are perfect with a coffee if someone drops by unexpectedly. The recipe makes 74 cookies so it is great to make for a crowd and these cookies will keep for a few days in an...

May 3, 2019

Moravian Spice Cookie

Cooking Time: 3h 5m

At my design studio, we like to offer our clients a cup of tea or coffee during our meetings. I love to prep a jar of these Moravian Spice Cookies to accompany that cup and break the ice before we begin our discussion of art and interior design. That extra...

April 25, 2019

Delicious Icelandic Pepper Cookies

Cooking Time: 13h 5m

Christmas in Iceland would not be the same without these Icelandic Pepper Cookies. My first vacation to Iceland was during the Christmas time and all the bakeries were packed with these infamous winter favorites! The combination of ginger, ground cloves and black pepper spices, best served with that warm cup...

April 21, 2019

Easy Pfeffernusse Cookies

Cooking Time: 2h 55m

Spiced and sweet, these Pfeffernusse Cookies are tiny little balls of yumminess! Pfeffernüsse originate in northern Europe, especially in Germany, Holland and Denmark where they usually appear around the Christmas holidays. They really do taste of the holidays, fragrant with cinnamon, anise, cloves, ginger and cardamom. I use molasses and...

April 4, 2019

Ginger and Spice Cookies

Cooking Time: 40 m

Quick and easy to prepare, my Ginger and Spice Cookies are even quicker and easier to eat! These cookies are amazingly rich and flavorsome. I’ve used the same spice combination you often see included in those great wintry, Christmas dishes and drinks, like Gluwein, mulled wine, German Christmas cookies, braised...

March 31, 2019

No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies

Cooking Time: 38m

These yummy No-Bake Peanut Butter Cookies are so easy to make and even easier to eat! The only heating involved is the cooking of the milk, cocoa, butter, and sugar, to make the chocolatey syrup that acts as a base for the cookies. It’s this mixture which saves you from...

March 19, 2019

Hungarian Kiffle Cookies

Cooking Time: 8h 45m

For a different take on a cookie, have a go at these delicate, authentic Hungarian Kiffle Cookies. Kiffles, which you might also see written as kifli, kieflies or kiffels, are traditional baked treats from Hungary. What makes them special is the dough, made from cream cheese, and the filling, which...

March 18, 2019

Southern Style Biscuits

Cooking Time: 30m

I know there are plenty of biscuit recipes out there, but I swear by my Southern Style Biscuits version! If you’re an authority on biscuits, I’m pretty sure you’ll agree with me that my homemade version is as authentic as they come. These biscuits have a firm, golden brown crust...

February 19, 2019

Homemade Snickerdoodle Cookies

Cooking Time: 1h 12m

These soft and chewy Homemade Snickerdoodle Cookies are absolutely heavenly! For those who aren’t familiar, snickerdoodle cookies are usually made with butter, a splash of vanilla and tangy cream of tartar, before being rolled in cinnamon and sugar. I’ve been eating these all my life so of course I had...

February 19, 2019

Chewy Pumpkin Cookies

Cooking Time: 38m

Not only during fall, these Chewy Pumpkin Cookies are great any time of year! But I must admit they are perfect with a hot cup of cocoa or chai when you’re cozied up inside. By now my friends all know that I’m never satisfied with everyday tastes. So instead of...

February 12, 2019

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