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In German these cookies are called Heidesand. They are traditional Christmas cookies but you can find them all year round today. This recipe is easy and perfect. Heidesand is a short cake, a tea cookie made of short pastry. In … Continue reading →

Who doesn’t know the story about Cinderella and her prince? A love-story not only for children, as every girl is dreaming of her prince on the white horse coming one day to find and give her everlasting happiness. I remember … Continue reading →

What is Christmas without Christmas pastries? Vanillekipferln are one of the most eaten in Europe. And very easy to make. A real surprise for me was to learn that they originally were made with walnuts. I never thought about nuts … Continue reading →

Stollen was once a nearly tasteless bread made of flour, oats and oil and over time it became a rich, sweet bread with candied fruits and raisins, a typical German Christmas treat. Christmas time, and I am always trying something … Continue reading →

Gingerbread and ginger snaps are for me the ‘symbols’ for Christmas. And a whole year I am waiting that they appear in the supermarkets. Normally that is around the end of August. But of course I would not eat them … Continue reading →