Monthly Archives: April 2015
Orange marmalade cookie
It is almost King’s day here in The Netherlands and the whole of Amsterdam will be transformed into a giant flea market to celebrate King Willem Alexander’s birthday. Everyone opens a little stand in front of their house and …
Champurrada cookie from Guatemala
This traditional champurrada cookie from Guatamala can be bought in almost every bakery in the country. The first destination of the champurrada is usually a hot, milky and sweet cup of Guatamalan coffee. This cookie is made for dunking! The …
Chocolate almond cookie
Of course I could say that I used left over Easter eggs for my variation of the traditional Figolla cookie from Malta. But I would be lying: I never have any Easter eggs left over. They always disappear too …
Figolla cookie from Malta
Around Easter the windows of the pastry shops on Malta are filled with beautifully decorated traditional figolli cookies. Originally figolli were made in the shape of women, fish or baskets and symbolized fertility. They were quite large and after eating …