Each culture has its own unique spin on holiday baking, especially when it comes to cookies. It’s time to switch up your holiday baking game and try something new this Christmas! From Switzerland’s butter-rich Mailanderli to France’s classic crispy almond butter cookies, to Germany’s jam-filled Double Decker Cookies, these recipes will add something special to your holiday baking. There’s plenty of deliciousness to discover!
This year, take inspiration from traditional Christmas cookie recipes from around the world. Make a batch of warm cookies from Italy, Germany, France, Switzerland, and more. They’re sure to please your taste buds and fill the entire house with the sweet aroma of Christmas. Plus you’ll find a bonus at the end. It may not be a cookie, but I’m sure it would be perfect to add to your cookie tin this year. Enjoy!
Swiss Christmas Cookies: Zimtpitten
Maman’s White Chocolate Pretzel Cookies
Tozzet Ti Ebraici: Italian Cinnamon Biscotti
German Honiglebkuchen Old-Fashioned Honey Lebkuchen
Get the recipe in The Taste Edit Issue 6.
Ma’s Italian Christmas Cookies
Schoko-Pfefferminztaler: German Christmas Cookies Chocolate Peppermint Biscuts
Swiss Christmas Cookies Mailanderli
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Le Bristol Paris Hazelnut Spread Stuffed Madeleines
Tuiles Aux Amandes: French Crispy Almond Butter Cookies
Ricciolini 37: Italian Chewy Lemon & Almond Cookies
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Doppeldecker: German Jam-Filled Double Decker Cookies
Meyer Lemon Cured Stuffed Madeleines
Swiss Christmas Cookies Fuatscha Grassa
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Italian Almond Milk and Sea Salt Truffles
Buccellati: Rolled Fig Sicilian Christmas Cookies