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    German Christmas Cookies

    Jun 19, 2025 by Helene Dsouza

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    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.

    German Christmas Cookies
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    • 🍪 German Christmas Cookies Recipes
    • Zimtsterne Cookies Recipe
    • German Stamped Cookies Recipe
    • Haselnußmakronen
    • Classic Lebkuchen Recipe
    • Pfeffernüse
    • Classic Elisenlebkuchen Cookies
    • German Heidesand Cookies
    • Vanillekipferl Cookies Recipes
    • German hazelnut Christmas cookies
    • Checkerboard Cookies
    • Nougat Balls
    • Linzer Cookies Recipe
    • Easy Meringue Cookies
    • Cinnamon Waffle Cookies
    • Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipe
    • Spitzbuben Plätzchen
    • Bethmännchen Cookies
    • Hausfreunde Cookies
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    The Internet is full of precious, delicious cookies, and German Christmas Cookies top the list as some of the most coveted cookies during Christmastime.

    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

    Zimtsterne Cookies Recipe

    Zimtsterne Cookies
    Zimtsterne are cinnamon almond cookies cut out into different sized star shapes.

    German Stamped Cookies Recipe

    Stamped Cookies - Albertle German cookies - How to make stamped cookies from scratch easily at home. These are christmas cookies however you can make them all year round too. Gift cookies for Christmas to your family and friends! www.MasalaHerb.com #cookies #stamped #christmas #german #masalaherb
    Stamped cookies prepared with spiced Albertle cookie dough. The dough is flavored with cinnamon and cardamom.

    Haselnußmakronen

    Chewy and sweet, these German cookies are made with only egg whites, ground hazelnuts, cinnamon, and sugar.

    Classic Lebkuchen Recipe

    Classic Lebkuchen Recipe - German Christmas Cookies easy to make from scratch and perfect to bake with your kids for christmas. www.Masalaherb.com #cookies #christmas #german #masalaherb
    Get creative with the decoration of your Lebkuchen cookies, Use icing sugar and little colorful sugar decorations to get into Christmas mood.

    Pfeffernüse

    pfeffernüse
    Pfeffernüse are spiced cookies with pepper as the main star ingredient. This recipe turns them into a snowman.

    Classic Elisenlebkuchen Cookies

    Gluten-free Elisenlebkuchen Cookies www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    Soft fragrant gluten-free Elisenlebkuchen cookies with candied orange, lemon peel and marzipan.

    German Heidesand Cookies

    Heidesand are German browned butter shortbread cookies. These tender slice and bake cookies are made with browned butter and rolled in turbinado sugar.

    Vanillekipferl Cookies Recipes

    vanillekipferl cookies
    Vanillekipferl are crescent-shaped cookies flavored and coated with vanilla and sugar.

    German hazelnut Christmas cookies

    Christmas Cookies shaped like snowflakes made with hazelnuts.

    Checkerboard Cookies

    Easy Checkerboard Cookies - German Recipe step by step [+Video] made from scratch with the easy to understand instructions. Checkerboard cookies are also known as black and white cookies, Schwarz-weiß-gebäck in german. www.MasalaHerb.com #cookies #blackandwhite #checkered #masalaherb
    Checkerboard cookies are shortcrust cookies with a black and white pattern.

    Nougat Balls

    The secret ingredient is nougat, an easy-to-make hazelnut-chocolate-paste.

    Linzer Cookies Recipe

    homemade linzer cookies
    Linzer cookies are 2 sandwiched melt in the mouth cookies filled with jam.

    Easy Meringue Cookies

    2 ingredient easy meringue cookies consist of egg whites and sugar.

    Cinnamon Waffle Cookies

    Cinnamon Waffle Cookies made with a waffle iron

    Chocolate Spritz Cookies Recipe

    Chocolate Spritz cookies are easy to prepare from scratch and taste amazing! Make sure to get a cookie Press or a Piping bag with a nozzle to make these classic cookies.

    Spitzbuben Plätzchen

    German star-shaped Spitzbuben cookies are filled with jam and made with almond flour

    Bethmännchen Cookies

    Bethmännchen Cookies www.masalaherb.com #stepbystep #recipe
    Easy Marzipan Based Gluten free Bethmännchen Cookies. One of the easiest Christmas Cookies out there.

    Hausfreunde Cookies

    A German sandwich cookie filled with jam and topped with walnuts.

    Dear Reader, which ones are you going to try first?

    The post "German Christmas Cookies" was first posted on the 19th December 2016 at masalaherb.com

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