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[1] Nuremberg-style lebkuchen, baked fresh in Colorado (all photos © Leckerlee). [2] Serve them on a beautiful tray…. [3] …or with coffee… [4] One of the collectible tins (several lovely designs are available). [5] Snack time. [6] Chocolate-covered lebkuchen with a cup of coffee. [7] Regular size and minis. [8] Regular lebkuchen with a cup…
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December 4th is National Cookie Day. While there seems to be an endless variety of cookies worldwide, there are eight basic types of cookies. The recipe below is for the ginger cookie—a seasonal choice that is neither gingerbread nor gingersnaps. Ginger cookies are a type of drop cookie. A ball of dough is dropped onto…
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December 23rd is National Pfeffernüsse Day, celebrating a traditional German Christmas cookie: rounded, spicy, and coated in powdered sugar. Pronounced FEH-fehr-NEE-suh, the word means “pepper nuts.” The “nuts” refer to the nut-like hardness of the cookie; there are no nuts in the recipe. Rather, these cookies are laden with gingerbread spices (anise, cloves, nutmeg), and…
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