Tag: traditional christmas cookies

Linzer Cookies with Spiced Jam

Linzer Cookies with Spiced Jam

The Linzer cookies are the  quintessential Christmas cookie;  elegant, nutty, and spiced, these crisp, tender sweet cookies are filled with spiced raspberry jam and looks as festive as it can get.

Speculaas

Speculaas

Speculaas is a type of Dutch Spice cookie traditionally baked for St Nicholas’ Eve in Belgium (December 6) and the Netherlands (December 5). Spices used in Speculaas are cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cardamom and white pepper. Traditional celebrations of Saint Nicholas Day in Northern Europe included gifts