German Christmas Cookies are counted as some of the best in the world and there is a choice of cookies out there, but of course there are German Christmas cookies that you must try before any other!
Want to know which ones?
Find out further below which are the most popular cookies in Germany right now during Christmas time.
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.
German cookies are sometimes not only German but also at the same time Austrian.
The two countries share a lot of common food dishes, due to their closer ties in the past, but both of course, Austrians and Germans, have a similar taste choice and both can call a few food recipes their collective own.
However, there are certain Austrian cookies which are known as authentically Austrian, such as the Linzer cookies, known as Linzeraugen.
At the same time, Elisenlebkuchen cookies for example, are very Bavarian/German christmas cookies and you can’t call those Austrian cookies.
Anyhow, if you want to learn more about German culture or if you want to impress somebody in your midst or just make your loved once happy with a sweet cookie bite, then the German christmas cookie roundup will be a keeper and you can save it for the next days or simply for the years to come.
Happy Baking!
Collection of German Christmas Cookies
Albertle
Deliciously simple spiced butter cookies with a stamp print!
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Bethmännchen
Super easy to prepare Marzipan based cookies!
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Elisenlebkuchen
Original Nürnberg Recipe for Elisenlebkuchen. Stuffed with various candied fruits.
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Spritzgebäck or Spritz cookies
Spritzgebäck as we call them, prepared with a cookie press or simply with a pastry bag and nozzle.
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Classic Lebkuchen
The classic cut out Lebkuchen cookies. Can be decorated freely to your liking.
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Zimtsterne cookies
Almond based Gluten-free cinnamon star cookies
Checkerboard Cookies – Schwarz-Weiß-Gebäck
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Black and white shortcrust cookies in checkerboard design
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Nut based cookies enriched with various spices.
A staple during christmas in most German speaking households.
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Dear Reader, what are your favorite German Christmas cookies?
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Wonderful round up Helene! Absolutely spoilt for choices 😀
What beautiful cookies! I love this round up!
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 🙂
I never knew spritz cookies were German! I love those!
Oh such an amazing selection!! I didn’t know the Cinnamon Star cookies were German. I’ve always loved them.
I have to try those Cinnamon star cookies. I know I love the spritz.
This list is awesome. I always think of the German cookies at Christmas.
These all look so tasty and I’ve never heard of some them before! The Elisenlebkuchen in particular, I’d love to try them!
All of these cookies look so good! I bet you had a lot of fun making them 🙂
What a wonderful collection of cookies! All of them are so unique, with a variety of flavors.
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!)
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
These German cookies look really tasty. I would definitely love to try one of these.
Beautiful collection of cookies….will try them next year.
You have great collection of german cookies, I am planning to make pepper nuts for long time. I will try this time if possible.
I love cookies. Will love to try German cookies this month.
Wow!! My sister and I love to eat cookies. and I am sure that she will really love this so much. I will check this out.
I’ve tried German cookies and I really like the taste and the sweetness of it and my kids too. Gonna check those brand of cookies.
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. 🤔
All these German Christmas cookies look divine! Though I’ll have difficulty in pronouncing few names but would love to try each of them!
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.
I love cookies! especially danish ones But Spritz cookies have always been my favourite! Never knew they were German!
These look so delicious, especially the Spritzgebäck! I would love to try these.
My husband used to live in Germany and these cookies are all his favorites!
Yeah, that’s superb cool 5+ German Christmas Cookies thanks for sharing with us …