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German Almond Crescents – Mandelhörnchen

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erman almond crescents, originally known as mandelhörnchen are delicious cookies made of marzipan. You can find these sweet bites in most German bakeries, and today, you will learn how easy is to make them at home.

Coconut and Raspberry Linzer Cookies

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ike many other old and well known recipes, Linzer cookies don’t have well documented origin. They got their name after Linzertorte – which is actually a tart made of rich almond pastry traditionally filled with black currant jam, and topped with lattice crust.

Decadent Double Chocolate Spritz Cookies

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balanced diet is a bar of chocolate in each hand” – said the unknown wise person once, I bet it was a woman. ;) So I figured, why not make a treat that will contain a double amount of chocolate to fulfill the needs of every chocolate aficionada out there?

Almond and Orange Tuile Cookies

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uile is a French word for a roof tile, and also for a thin, crispy, tile-shaped cookie. Tuiles are usually served as an accompaniment for a creamy dessert, because their crunchiness gives a contrast in texture to something smooth, such as chocolate parfait or panna cotta, for example. However, tuile is a beautiful treat itself, served with a cup of tea or coffee.

Jam Filled Thumbprint Cookies

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ike every other delicious invention, thumbprint cookies’ origin is claimed by many. So, some say that Jewish people invented those, another story says that they were created in Poland, some swear that their origin is actually Swedish, and others claim they appeared somewhere in Central Europe.

Chocolate Chip Cookies – a Puzzle Chocoluzzle

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ikipedia says: “A puzzle is a game, problem, or toy that tests a person’s ingenuity or knowledge. In a puzzle, one is required to put pieces together in a logical way, in order to arrive at the correct solution of the puzzle.” I say that in a puzzle chocoluzzle, one is required to put as many pieces in one’s mouth as one can, in order to arrive at the sheer bliss! Which definition works for you?

Palmiers – a Sweet Caterpillar

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o you like survival reality shows? You know – the ones where people eat bugs, sleep in the mud and drink their own…I won’t even go there, phew! Anyway, imagine how nice it would be if the caterpillars were like this one – yummy and scrummy, made from Palmiers and chocolate! Now – that would be a survival reality show for me!

Stamp Cookies

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ave you always wanted to be a Postmaster General? Or to give a stamp of approval? Or just to send a (not so) subtle message to your significant other? Well, stamp away!