Totenbeinli
The nuttiest and crunchiest of Swiss cookies.
Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
Hi, I'm Andie.
I live near the Swiss Alps, in Bern, and I love not only melting cheese, but all kinds of Swiss cooking.
All tagged christmas cookies
The nuttiest and crunchiest of Swiss cookies.
These sparkly holiday cookies are made especially tender by exclusively using spelt flour.
A spiced twist on the classic.
The best of the second-tier of Swiss Christmas cookies.
It’s love or hate with these.
There isn’t a lot to be done for anise-haters, but there are plenty of ways to prevent a bland, brittle, dry biscuit.
Although these cookies take a bit of work, I can confirm that this recipe is easier than Rosina Gschwind’s recipe from 1892 that suggests beating the egg whites and sugar for an hour. It may take some fine motor skills to apply the icing, but at least your arm won’t fall off.
I know you only got your Samichlaus sack yesterday, but really, who can eat that many peanuts?
Though not quite as delicious as the Festive Special, these pretzel adorned Swiss Chalets are delightful to look at and fun to make.
Vanillegipfeli are tender, buttery, sweet, baby croissant-shaped cookies, dredged in vanilla-y icing sugar.
A lot of icing sugar.
