Do you also love German Christmas cookies? With this recipe German Christmas cookies you can easily make them yourself. Not only fun to do yourself, but especially fun to make with children. Cutting out the molds and later decorating the cookies makes the German Christmas cookies special and delicious. Make your own German Christmas cookies with this recipe.
Christmas plays an important role in Germany, especially in the Catholic south. December 24 is the highlight here. Traditionally, everyone (Catholics) goes to midnight mass at midnight. This midnight mass heralds Christmas and is preceded by the eating of a traditional Christmas meal:the Christmas goose. Christmas cookies should of course not be missing.
I can still remember the time when I was little (I was born in Germany and lived there until I was 10) when I was allowed to help my mother with baking. I continued the tradition of baking cookies when I got my own family. Unfortunately, the children are now teenagers and have no interest in baking, only eating. Even if I make 200 or more cookies, they are guaranteed to be used up within a week.
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Rolling pin
Baking paper
Baking tin
Cutters (cookie molds)
In the Netherlands, baking supplies and ingredients are on the pricey side. If you have the opportunity, I advise you to go to Germany for groceries. There, a packet of flour costs an average of less than 0.50. Ground almonds, ground hazelnuts, baking powder and much more can be found there really low budget. Butter is also much cheaper in our neighboring country. For current prices I advise you to check the German advertising brochures, but it is really worth shopping in Germany.
Print Recipe German Christmas cookies Preparation 10 min Baking/cooking time 10 min Time 20 min Dish:Snack Cuisine:German Servings:150 Ingredients
Let the butter come to room temperature, so that it is easier to knead
Mix flour, baking powder, vanilla sugar and almonds together
Add the rest of the ingredients (butter, sugar and eggs) and knead into a dough (by hand). If the dough is too dry, add a spoonful of milk
Dust the work surface with flour and roll out part of the dough very thinly
Cut out molds and place on the baking tray lined with baking paper (biscuits will expand!)
Preheat the oven to 175°C
Place the cookies in the oven on the middle setting and bake for about 10 minutes (check in between:as soon as the bottom turns slightly brown, the cookies are ready)
Bake cookies from the entire dough and let all Christmas cookies cool down well
In the meantime, the things can be prepared for decorating. Make the glaze only when the cookies have cooled down sufficiently
Decorate German Christmas cookies to your own liking and taste
Glaze is traditionally used to decorate German Christmas cookies. To do this, sift 150 grams of powdered sugar with 1-2 tablespoons of water or, if desired, with lemon juice. Stir well and the glaze is ready to use. Add a little more water if necessary.
Chocolate glaze can also be made:use a little less powdered sugar and add 2 tablespoons of cocoa.
Prefer to make colored glaze? Then use less water and add some food coloring (drops or paste) as needed.
Also tasty:make some real chocolate glaze. To do this, take 100 gr of dark chocolate and melt it au bain marie in a warm water bath. The cookies can be covered with this, but also (half) dipped in it.
In Germany, people also like to eat filled Christmas cookies:take some cooked jam, spread a thin layer on a cookie and cover it with another cookie of the same shape.
The cookies can be decorated to your heart's content, which can be endlessly combined in icing, icing with other decorations including confectionery, small smarties, etc.
Store the German Christmas cookies in an airtight place in a cool place. They have a minimum shelf life of 1 week.
Did you already know this recipe German Christmas cookies? Do you also make your cookies yourself or do you opt for convenience and do you get goodies in the store for Christmas?
