Pre-Christmas time is cookie time! The house smells of vanilla, cinnamon and sweet spices, which means only one thing: the most wonderful time of the year has come! Here you will find some of the most popular cookie recipes for Christmas. Happy Advent season!
10 of the most popular cookie recipes for Christmas
Whether for Santa Claus or just for in between, you can start your Christmas baking with our recipes. Gather the ingredients, put on the baking apron and let your kitchen smell like Christmas. The selection of recipes is large: from classic vanilla crescents and cinnamon stars to delicate snowflakes and healthy options with oat flakes. If you like an idea, just click on the link to access the ingredients and preparation method.
Bake classic vanilla crescents yourself
For the vanilla crescent recipe and tips for the perfect shape and dough
Who doesn't like vanilla crescents that melt in your mouth? You can easily make these yourself if you follow a few important steps in the recipe. From the right ingredients to the tried-and-true tricks for shaping the dough, we'll answer all your questions.
Delicate snowflakes
For the recipe for the most tender snowflakes
Buttery, tender and with a wonderful vanilla aroma - the snowflakes are my children's favorite cookies - they just can't get enough of them. Whether individually or as a double-decker with a delicious buttercream in the middle, we already have the recipe and some useful baking tricks ready for you.
Grandma's Linzer cookies with jam
To the original recipe for Linzer cookies
These soft, buttery double cookies with jam are also one of our favorite recipes. The cookies can be decorated with different shapes and are perfect for snacking, but also as a gift from the kitchen.
Black and white pastries like from childhood
Go to the recipe for black and white pastries
When I was a child, the black and white pastry was my favorite. Back then, I always wondered how the beautiful patterns on the cookies were made. It's certainly easier than I thought. In the linked article you will find instructions for the most popular patterns. Try it yourself!
Make your own cinnamon stars
For the recipe for the best cinnamon stars for Christmas
The juicy cinnamon stars with their white sugar glaze are a popular companion in the run-up to Christmas. With almonds or hazelnuts and lots of cinnamon in the dough, these little stars are not only beautiful, but also very tasty.
Delicious coconut macaroons
Go to the recipes for coconut macaroons
For anyone who loves coconut, coconut macaroons are a must during Advent. They are juicy and smell wonderfully of coconut. The preparation is not complicated at all: you beat the egg whites into stiff peaks, add sugar and vanilla and fold in grated coconut. Then it's baked and that's it. A quick and easy Christmas cookie recipe.
Christmas shortbread cookies
For the recipe for shortbread cookies
Do you have a pastry press? Then make some shortbread cookies right away! Based on shortcrust pastry and covered with chocolate if desired, you often can't get enough of these cookies. In the linked article we explain the different methods of preparation and give tips for the perfect shortbread cookies.
Healthy Christmas cookies with oatmeal
Go to the recipes for oatmeal cookies
For a slightly healthier alternative to the usual Christmas cookie recipes, you can also bake some with oatmeal or prepare them raw. Lower in calories and sugar, but still sweet and delicious, these cookies are great for kids too.
Eggnog cookies for Christmas
For the recipe for Christmas cookies with eggnog
Liqueurs simply cannot be missing from the Christmas table, but you don't necessarily have to drink them. How about some eggnog cookies? They turn out really tender and aromatic and are a really unusual Christmas cookie.
Impressive cookies with colorful glass windows
For the recipe for glass window cookies
Looking for a truly impressive recipe? Then you are well advised with the glass window cookies! The melted candies in the middle are really cool and make the pastry an eye-catcher. You can even use some of it for Christmas decorations!
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