Christmas is a day away here in Germany – I can already smell the mulled wine on the stove. Normally I still have some Christmas cookies left at this stage of the Christmas madness, but in case you need something last minute, you could try to deep-fry some Christmas cookies: Deep-Fried Vanilla Stars, for example ;) A sweet small snack you can serve your guests and also work well to decorate a dessert as a highlight for your Christmas dinner.
Only a few days until Christmas day – this means we all have a lot on our plate right now (I assume). Gifts have to be wrapped, all the meals you want to serve to your family have to be planned and prepared… and if you are out of Christmas cookies by now you normally do not make more of them, right? Well… I do, but they have to be very easy to prepare. Like these easy peasy Sugar Pearl Cookies. They are done in no time and always turn out well ;)
Christmas is getting closer day by day… tomorrow is the last Sunday before Christmas aka. Advent Sunday. It’s the same every year – as soon as December arrives time passes much quicker and then suddenly Christmas is here ;) Fortunately, I am still happy with all the Christmas stuff that is all around us… you might want to ask me again a day before Christmas if that is still the case. Anyway. Something you can do before, on the day, or after Christmas: a delicious Apple Cranberry Pie! One of my favorite bakes during winter.
Are you still happy with Christmas cookies and all those other sweets that are being served right now? The closer we get to Christmas the more satiated you get when it comes to all the Christmas treats. After the second week with stollen, cookies and mulled wine I start to get bored by all the sweets – unless you serve me some of these Cardamom Crescents. I could eat them all the time – no need to celebrate Christmas… they do the trick any time of the year ;P
I was actually already done with all my Christmas cookies this year, but then I saw on a TV show how someone ate rugelach and I immediately had to get out a friend’s recipe and quickly bake me some Raspberry Rugelach. Whoever said that television has a bad influence on us… was absolutely right! Just kidding! ;P
The “12 Days of Christmas Cookies” continue – today with sweet little Almond Bear Paws. Ok… they are actually not that small, but definitely smaller than the original paws on an original bear. Not that big, but definitely easier and safer to eat ;P
I love my job, but in between I love to bake and try new things in the kitchen. A lot of my friends and colleagues encourage me to bake - for a very simple reason: they get the leftovers - and it seems they like it most of the time ;)
