Traditional German Christmas Cookies count as some of the best in the world.
And that for a good reason!
I have compiled a collection of the best german cookies below.
The Internet is full of precious, delicious cookies, and German Christmas Cookies top the list as some of the most coveted cookies during Christmas time.
German cookies are traditionally made in most houses during Advent time.
Advent is the time, 4 Sundays before Christmas, where we tend to focus on a more quite merry period of the year.
It’s like a meditation where we bake and prepare treats for our family and friends.
You might know some German Christmas cookies without having known that they are actually German because they have become popular all over the world.
Below you will find a list of german cookies and most are classics such as Lebkuchen, Pfeffernüsse and Zimtsterne.
The cookies are often while gluten-free due to the use of almond flour but they are rarely vegan because eggs and butter are commonly used in german food.
I count German and Austrian Cookies together because most cookies between these two countries are a hit across the border.
Happy Baking!
German Christmas Cookies Recipes
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Dear Reader, which ones are you going to try first?
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The post “German Christmas Cookies” was first posted on the 19th December 2016 at masalaherb.com
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My husband used to live in Germany and these cookies are all his favorites!
These look so delicious, especially the Spritzgebäck! I would love to try these.
I love cookies! especially danish ones But Spritz cookies have always been my favourite! Never knew they were German!
I went to a German school and these cookies bring back so many memories of my childhood, thank you so much for posting, I definitely want to try making some of these at home.
All these German Christmas cookies look divine! Though I’ll have difficulty in pronouncing few names but would love to try each of them!
These cookies all look so delicious and tasty! I’ve never tried German cookies before but I am excited to try to them sometime. I have cousins that live in Germany, maybe I can get them to send me some. 🤔
I love cookies. Will love to try German cookies this month.
What a great round up of German cookies they all look scrummy. However, I like the look of the simple spiced butter cookies – yummy x
I love all things German – being super German myself 🙂 I will have to try some of these!! One of my favorites to make at Christmas are the almond crescents (I think you have a similar recipe called vanilla crescents!)
These all look so tasty and I’ve never heard of some them before! The Elisenlebkuchen in particular, I’d love to try them!
Oh such an amazing selection!! I didn’t know the Cinnamon Star cookies were German. I’ve always loved them.
I never knew spritz cookies were German! I love those!
Oh God! This is such a tempting round up of German cookies. I am a big fan of cookies and love baking cookies from different countries! I am totally going to try the Albertle stamped cookie soon 🙂