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Monthly Archives: December 2014

Shortbread cookie from Scotland

I always like a cookie with just a few ingredients. Especially when it is as tasty and easy to bake as this buttery and crumbly Scottish shortbread. In the Middle Ages this cookie was made from left over bread dough. …

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Christmas cookies

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

In the mood for more Christmas cookies? Try the kringle cookie from Norway, the peppermint heart, the polvoron cookie from Spain or the cranberry cardamom star.

 

 

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Pistachio Christmas star cookie

I did not have to think long about the shape I wanted for my variation of the classic vanilla kipferl cookie from Austria. What is a Christmas without stars! For this cookie I used ground pistachio nuts for a …

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Vanilla kipferl cookie from Austria

A proper European Christmas cookie this week! Although this tasty almond cookie with its powdery layer of icing sugar is also a popular Christmas treat in Germany and Hungary, its origins lie in Austria. The citizens of the Bavarian town …

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Speculaas sekerpare cookie

These little round bites with almonds sticking out are my variation of the classic sekerpare cookie from Turkey. Today is the 5th of December and in Holland we are celebrating Sinterklaas. The traditional treats for this holiday are speculaas, pepernoten …

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