There are some recipes that you make over and over again. For us, these Chocolate Amarettini Cookies are one of these recipes. A family favorite! I don’t know how many times I’ve baked them… and not just around Christmas. These little almond-chocolaty balls are great all year round! Why limit yourself to just a few […] The post Chocolate Amarettini Cookies first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

This is a sweet and tasty snack that everyone knows from the Christmas market – Roasted (Candied) Almonds are very popular here in Germany. A little bag of these almonds can be quite expensive at the Christmas market, though. Well, why not make them from scratch at home? It’s an easy task and the result […] The post Homemade Roasted (Candied) Almonds – A Christmas Market Favorite first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

I’m sure everyone knows this type of cake here in Germany. You can get this cake in a lot of German bakeries and supermarkets. When I was a kid, they sold slices of this Chocolate Spice Cake with Cinnamon Glaze at school in the cafeteria/kiosk. Some might think this type of cake is typical for […] The post Chocolate Spice Cake with Cinnamon Glaze first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

Around Christmas, there is no way to get around this spice mix when baking – a Gingerbread Spice Mix can be used for many baked goods. Many supermarkets sell the spice mix these days, but with a few common spices you can mix your own blend quickly and easily at home. Without gingerbread spice, the […] The post Homemade Gingerbread Spice Mix first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

We are baking Christmas cookies pretty much every year, and some of them we do over and over again. The classics, you could say. We have a bunch of Christmas cookies we do constantly with the same old recipe that has been used for decades. But we also got cookies that are based on classics, […] The post Easy Biscoff Thumbprint Cookies first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

Winter is the time for baked apples. They are everywhere – at least here in Germany. I don’t know why, but in summer we eat pretty much the same but call it apple compote or something else ;P Well… these here are Apple Crumble Cupcakes. You could also call them Baked Apple Cupcakes or Apple […] The post Apple Crumble Cupcakes first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

Lebkuchen (aka. Gingerbread) is an absolute classic for Advent and Christmas. The best-known example in this category is probably Elisenlebkuchen. Delicious Lebkuchen that is made without flour. These Mini Elisenlebkuchen (from Nuremberg) are very popular here in our home because they are so small and a great snack in between meals – I know you […] The post Mini Elisenlebkuchen (Gingerbread) from Nuremberg first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

Christmas and Christmas cookies go together like a Christmas tree and the presents underneath. One would only be half as good without the other ;) Baking the same Christmas cookies every year is a bit boring though. That’s why I love to adapt classic recipes from time to time. Like I did with these Chocolate […] The post Chocolate Biscoff Speculoos Spitzbuben first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

There are so many Christmas cookie classics – sometimes it’s hard to decide what to bake during Advent ;) Luckily, I love to experiment when baking. Sometimes I turn a classic into something new. That’s what happened here with these Almond Marzipan Logs. They were originally Almond Marzipan Croissants. Now they are not anymore ;P […] The post Easy Almond Marzipan Logs first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more

Advent is the time for Christmas cookies – it all starts on the first of December and ends whenever all the cookies are gone. If you bake a lot like me that can be in late January ;P Every family has their traditions, and everyone has their favorite Christmas cookies. The amount of cookies to […] The post Orange Funfetti Spitzbuben Christmas Cookies first appeared on Bake to the roots ..read more