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German Cookies and Biscuits

Fill up your cookie jars and biscuit tins!

Here you are will find our most precious cookie and biscuit recipes. I have included some of the most popular German Christmas cookie recipes  – many recipes which have been passed down to me by my uncles, retired German bakers. Butter cookies, Heidesand or Marzipan cookie recipes await you.

  • Amerikaner Cookies
    Amerikaner - German Black White Cookies
  • Magenbrot Recipe: Irresistible Lebkuchen Bites
  • German Gingerbread Cookies (Lebkuchen Kekse)
    Easy German Gingerbread Cookies (Lebkuchen Kekse)
  • Spekulatius Yogurt Dessert
    Easy Spekulatius Dessert - Christmas Tiramisu in 15 Mins
  • Easy Marzipan Cookies Recipe
  • How to Make Authentic Spitzbuben Cookies - Step by Step Guide
  • spekulatius (German spiced cookies)
    Spekulatius (German Spiced Cookies)
  • Lebkuchenherzen (German Gingerbread hearts) on a bavarian blue and white napkin. The hearts are decorated with blue icing. The inscription say "Danke (Thank you) "Prost" Cheers" And Oktoberfest
    Lebkuchenherzen Recipe- German Gingerbread Hearts
  • Vanilla Sugar in a jar with Vanilla Beans
    Homemade Vanillezucker (Vanille Sugar) - 4 Easy Methods
  • Anise Cookies
    5-Ingredient German Anise Drop Cookies 
  • Rumkugeln
    Rumkugeln Recipe (German Rum Balls with Cake)
  • German marzipan potatoes
    Traditional German Marzipan Potatoes (Marzipankartoffeln)
  • Homemade German Marzipan (Marzipanrohmasse)
  • Schwarzweiss Gebäck
    Authentic German Vanilla and Chocolate Cookies (Schwarz-Weiss Gebäck)
  • Chewy Coconut Macaroons
    Easy Kokosmakronen (German Coconut Macaroons)
  • German Butter Cookies
    Old fashioned German Butter Cookies
  • German Shortbread Recipe - Heidesand Cookies
  • Baiser Cookies on a golden plate
    Baiser Recipe – German Meringue Cookies
  • German Heart cookies iced in red and white. With Jam.
    Hanseaten - German iced cookies
  • traditional vanillekipferl
    Traditional Vanillekipferl (Vanilla crescent cookies)
  • A glas cake platter with Frankfurter Bethmännchen placed on top.
    Authentic Bethmännchen - Marzipan Almond Cookies
  • German Spritz Cookies
    Classic Spritzgebäck (German Spritz Cookies)
  • Zimtsterne - German Cinnamon Stars
    Zimtsterne – German Cinnamon Stars
  • Elisenlebkuchen - Gingerbread from Nürenberg
    Soft Gingerbread Cookies (Elisenlebkuchen)
  • aachener printen recipe
    Famous Aachener Printen - German Lebkuchen Bars
  • a bowl of German Pfeffernusse cookies.
    Traditional Pfeffernüsse (Authentic German Pepper Nuts)
  • Swiss Honey Cookies
    Basler Leckerli- Swiss Honey Cookies
  • Marzipan Pig for New years
    Homemade Marzipan Pig for New Years
  • German Christmas Cookies
    Traditional German Christmas Cookies you need to try!
  • Nussecken (German nut corners)
    Authentic Nussecken (German Nut Corners)
  • Easy Lemon Shortbread Bars
    Easy Lemon Shortbread Bars

Hi, I'm Marita

Food enthusiast & home cook. I returned to Germany after living in the UK for 20 years. Here at My Dinner, you will find traditional and authentic German recipes with cultural backgrounds.

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