German Christmas Recipes

German Christmas Markets are known for their delicious food and drinks like Glühwein and Schmalzgebäck. The German cuisine has even more wonderful recipes for Christmas and the holidays. There is so much to share ...
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German Peppernut Cookies - You'll want to bake them again and again!
Join me as I uncover the secrets of German Christmas Peppernuts / Peppernut Cookies. Each bite of these delicious delights takes us back to childhood Christmases, filled with laughter, love, and a hint of nutmeg. Can I make it any more inviting? You bet I can! Follow the recipe here ...
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Peppernut Cookies - The Irresistible Taste of German Christmas
Bring an authentic German flavor to your kitchen and celebrations with these delightful Peppernut Cookies. The warm, spiced goodness of these traditional Christmas treats will have everyone asking for more. Follow the recipe here...
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a bowl full of german peppernuts on top of a table with a box of cookies in the background
A German Christmas Classic: Peppernut Cookies
Experience the rich and delightful flavors of traditional German Christmas peppernuts and peppernut cookies in your own kitchen. These treats are a beloved holiday tradition in many families, and now you can make them too! Follow the recipe here and bring these delightful treats to your home this Christmas.
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a blue plate topped with lots of white powdered sugar covered mushrooms and text overlay reads, peppernuts - prefernisse
Peppernut Cookies - The Irresistible Taste of German Christmas
Bring an authentic German flavor to your kitchen and celebrations with these delightful Peppernut Cookies. The warm, spiced goodness of these traditional Christmas treats will have everyone asking for more. Follow the recipe here...
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a german christmas meal with meat, cabbage and potatoes on the side is shown in this collage
Christmas time / Advent Archives
For Christmas, Germans mostly eat a goose or a duck with red cabbage and potato dumplings. You will find recipes for duck, red cabbage, and potato dumplings on my blog!
german peppernuts recipe in a white bowl on a blue table with snowflakes
Peppernuts - Pfeffernüsse
Peppernuts are these cookies called or Pfeffernüsse in German. They are spiced cookies with a glaze on top and a "foot" of chocolate ... an irresistible combination! Recipe and video are on my blog My German Recipes.
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Peppernuts - Pfeffernüsse
"Snowballs" are a specialty from the town of Rotenburg in Germany. Fried pastry with a sugar glaze ... crisp and delicious!⁠
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Egg Liqueur Cake - Egg Schnaps Cake
Eggnog is a total Christmas thing in the US while in Germany, we enjoy this kind of thing for Easter. But I can adjust and show you our world-best Eggnogcake (it's not really eggnog though) in December, no problem 😄 It is made with Verporten (aka Advocaat) and there is even a recipe on my blog about how to make it from scratch. But since the cake is already a bit of work, I recommend buying the Advocat. #holidayrecipes #holidaydessert #christmasdesserts #holidaybaking #eggnog #christmasrecipes
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Schmalzgebäck - German Fried Pastry
The highlight of a German Christmas Market / Christmas village is buying some "Schmalzgebäck". They are warm and dusted in plenty of confectioners sugar and it's pure joy to eat them. Acompanied by some Glühwein (mulled wine as in my blog) it is what I am always going for at the markets! #doughnuts #donut #donuts #cakedonuts #minidonuts #nationaldoughnutday #glazeddonuts #donutday #holidaybaking #christmasbaking #holidaycookies #christmas
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Vanilla Crescents - Vanillekipferl Recipe
Vanilla Crescents - delicate cookies, crisp on the outside and buttery soft in the center! A dream of a cookie and loved by everyone. They are so easy to bake! Watch my video for instructions and you can't fail with these. #cookie #baking #cookiemonster #sweets #cookiestagram #cookiedough #sugarcookies #lovecookies #cookierecipe #cookierecipes #vanilla #vanillabean #christmascookies #christmasbaking #holidaybaking #holidaycookies #christmascookie
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Cinnamon Star Cookies for Christmas
Cinnamon Star Cookies are a very special kind of gingerbread ... which is a loose translation because there is no ginger in this recipe but cinnamon. Everybody in Germany loves these cookies and it's not Christmas if you don't bake Cinnamon Stars! #cookie #baking #cookietime #cookiegram #cookiedecorating #cookierecipe #snickerdoodle #cookierecipes #christmasbaking #holidaybaking #holidaycookies #gingerbread #gingerbreadcookies #christmascookie #cookieexchange #christmas #christmasrecipes
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Snowflake - Hot Verpoorten Egg Schnaps
Make a delicious warm drink from Advocaat - it's a bit like Eggnog and you will love it! #eggnog #holidayrecipes #holidaydessert #holidaydrink #christmasdesserts #falldesserts #holidaycocktails #hottoddy #christmasrecipes #christmasdessert #christmasgoodies #foodholiday #holidaydrinks #christmasdrink #tistheseason #liqyourlips
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German Christmas Stollen Bread / Cake
Stollen - is it bread or is it a cake? I can't really tell but everyone loves stollen, especially the Dresden Stollen. You can fill it with raisins or chocolate or with a poppyseed filling. The cherry on top is a string of marzipan rolled into the dough - so good! 😋 If you make it from scratch, the spices will come out much better than with the store-bought version! #stollen #stollenbread #christmasstollen #christmasbread #christmasbaking #christmascake #holidays #germanchristmas
some cookies are stacked on top of each other with the words spekulatus oreos above them
Speculaas Cookies / Windmill Cookies
You might know these cookies as Speculaas Cookies or as Windmill Cookies here in the US. We call them Spekulatius. They originate in the Netherlands and are usually thin & crisp in the shape of windmills. But let's bake them thicker and fill them with a wonderful vanilla cream like Oreos. You’ll get the best of the two countries! #christmasbaking #holidaybaking #holidaycookies #christmascookiem#cookiesforsanta #cookieexchange #christmascandy #christmasrecipes #christmascookies #christmassweets
chocolate cupcakes are being served on a plate with the words, rum balls
German Rum Balls - Rum Kugeln
Rum Balls - these are not the rum balls you know in the US, these are GERMAN RUM BALLS ... and they are different and absolutely addictive! There are actually two versions of the rum balls: The large version made from cake and the small rum balls which are more like truffles. In both cases CHOCOLATE 🍫 is involved ... and a good amount of RUM :-)
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