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Christmas Cookies Week: Spectacular Spekulatius

German Spekulatius (the Belgians call them Speculoos while the Dutch call them Speculaas) are my absolute favourite Christmas cookies. I can happily munch on them all year round. The ingredients strike the perfect balance between cinnamon, cardamom, and cloves for a taste, that to me, is pure Christmas.

You might already be familiar with my mad spekulatius obsession, like when I used them in my Belgian Speculoos Tiramisu Verrines, or my Pink Almond Spekulatius Burfi. It just goes to show how versatile they are and that they can be used in almost any dessert. I've had so many emails and requests for my family recipe, so here, finally, is my grandmother's own.

If you'd like more Christmas cookie ideas, see my Christmas Cookies page.

 

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Christmas Cookies Week: Gingerbread Stars

Last week, Bruce and I had so much fun baking loads of Christmas cookies. I haven't actually baked any cookies since I was a child and it was a real treat for me because it brought back so many lovely memories of stuffing my face full baking with my mother and grandmother. These gingerbread stars are actually ones that Bruce made, and they are so moreish, he needs to hide them away from me or I'll just eat all 100 of them in one go.

For the next week, I'm just going to post a few quick posts with some of my favourite Christmas cookies. They're so easy to make, and are perfect as gifts, either dusted with a bit of icing sugar or coated in icing - everyone so far has absolutely loved them. Simple. Sweet. Sexy. 

I also paid another little visit to the German Christmas market last week (my 4th visit in the past 2 weeks) just for their irresistible bratwurst, little piggy that I am to finally take a few pictures of it all as it was such a gorgeous day. If you haven't been yet, I urge you to go as it all is very German, and it's just one of those things that completes Christmas for me.

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If you'd liked this, you might like my other Christmas cookies.

My Guest Post On Hip Hostess: Chocolate Buttercream Sponge Cake decorated with Blackberry & Raspberry Macarons

What do you do with 12 Blackberry & Raspberry Macarons With Ginger & Lime Buttercream that are lying around in your fridge? Add them to a chocolate cake of course!

 

This week, I'm guest posting on the super fabulous Hip Hostess. I've been a huge fan of Amber and Brandi's blog for ages now, and I get so excited when a new post of theirs shows up in my RSS reader. They have such amazing ideas for parties and events, all very fresh, all very inspiring.

If you'd like to see the rest of my photos and recipe for this, check out my guest post on Hip Hostess: Chocolate Buttercream Sponge Cake decorated with Blackberry & Raspberry Macarons.