All over Germany there are traditional specialties on offer which you can only get during Advent. From classical treats like gingerbread all the way to home-baked Christmas cookies.
For many families, baking together in the run-up to Christmas is a popular tradition. Cut-out cookies are quick and easy to prepare. Cookie cutters shape the rolled-out pastry into hearts, moon and stars or Christmas trees. Brushing them with egg yolk makes them all shiny. And once they have cooled off they can be brightly decorated.
A gingerbread house made of Lebkuchen is the sweet opposite of what the Grimm brothers described in their fairytale “Hansel and Gretel.” A house made of sweets was so tempting that the poor and hungry kids couldn’t resist entering the wicked witch’s abode for a bite. Should you chose to make your own gingerbread house there are spice mixes and kits available to ensure you get it just right.
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