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Christmas Cookies Week 2: Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescents)

 

 

Vanillekipferl rank high up there with all my other favourite German Christmas cookies (it's so hard to choose a favourite!). The combination of rich vanilla bean seeds, together with the crumbly texture of the dough and the dusted icing sugar on top that melts instantly in your mouth, combine perfectly for what could probably be one the best cookie inventions ever.

 

Check back Wednesday, when I'll be posting my grandmother's recipe for my (new) absolute favourite - Pfeffernüsse!

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

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Christmas Cookies Week: Scrumptious Cinnamon Snowflakes

 

It's been snowing for the last three days here in London, so I thought I'd make some snowflakes of my own - scrumptious cinnamon snowflakes to be exact. The original recipe is another one of my grandma's and is for very traditional German Christmas cookies called 'Zimtsterne' (Cinnamon Stars).

But I wanted snowflakes.

And I wanted them *pink*.

 

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

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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