, I started with a combination of two classic German cookies -- Lebkuchen spritz cookies. The chocolate chip cookie was born in 1937, but according to . Not knowing what to do with all the spices ...

Lebkuchen is often referred to in the English-speaking world as "German gingerbread." It's not. Ginger is usually the spice least called for in a Lebkuchengewürz (spice blend) and traditionally not at ...

Stollen are delicious German Christmas cake rolls, and Dresden is most famous for them. The Striezelmarkt in Dresden is one ...

Lebkuchen, also known as pfefferkuchen or German gingerbread, is essential to the Christmas season in Germany (and to many German families in Wisconsin) — but bakers might want to start preparing in ...

What do you like most about Christmas? If it's Santa Claus and fir trees and mulled wine you ought to thank the Germans, because these, like most of our holiday customs are Germanic, not English. (The ...

The way some Europeans go on about Aldi, the discount grocery chain that's a staple of life in Germany, you'd think it was the second coming. It's really not—your average Aldi branch possesses almost ...

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. Marshburn’s cookies had perhaps the best story of all the entries. It’s best ...

A popular pastime around the holidays involves cookies and cookie exchanges. Whether you are a decorator, a baker or an eater, cookies make frequent appearances this time of year. Since I do not need ...

Lebkuchen is a traditional German baked treat often associated with the Christmas season, much like gingerbread. It dates back to the Middle Ages and has its origins in Franconia, Germany. Lebkuchen ...

Each year as the month transitions from November to December, the thought of holiday-time baking reenergizes me for the rest of the year. Esoteric German cakes and breads that take an inordinate ...

In the end, Sarah Sadler won first place and a $75 gift card for her Lebkuchen, wonderfully cakey German spice cookies. In second place were unusual Christmas Casserole Cookies, reminiscent of ...

Fire up your ovens and get ready to bake - here are 10 festive German cookies and pastries that'll give you yuletide joy. These delightful little crescent-shaped biscuits just melt in your mouth. They ...