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Christmas Snowflake Cookies

December 25, 2021 by Pastry Maestra

Christmas Snowflake Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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oday I’m making these cute and delicious hazelnut and gingerbread Christmas snowflake cookies filled with cranberry jam. Did I mention that they are also egg free? Well, they are if you are not using royal icing!

German Almond Crescents – Mandelhörnchen

December 8, 2020 by Pastry Maestra

German almond crescents - Mandelhörnchen, Pastry Maestra

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erman almond crescents, originally known as mandelhörnchen are delicious cookies made of marzipan. You can find these sweet bites in most German bakeries, and today, you will learn how easy is to make them at home.

Coconut and Raspberry Linzer Cookies

November 24, 2020 by Pastry Maestra

Coconut and Raspberry Linzer Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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ike many other old and well known recipes, Linzer cookies don’t have well documented origin. They got their name after Linzertorte – which is actually a tart made of rich almond pastry traditionally filled with black currant jam, and topped with lattice crust.

Caramelized White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies

May 19, 2020 by Pastry Maestra

Caramelized White Chocolate Sandwich Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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oday I’m making caramelized white chocolate sandwich cookies. And yes, they are as delicious as they sound because they are made of chocolate and hazelnut cookies sandwiched with caramelized chocolate ganache! Yum!

Simple Chocolate Lace Sandwich Cookies

April 28, 2020 by Pastry Maestra

Simple Chocolate Lace Sandwich Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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ace sandwich cookies are sensational combination of extra crispy delight and super creamy and silky chocolate ganache, yummy! Now, who can resist that? I know I can’t!

Decadent Double Chocolate Spritz Cookies

April 14, 2020 by Pastry Maestra

Double Chocolate Spritz Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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balanced diet is a bar of chocolate in each hand” – said the unknown wise person once, I bet it was a woman. ;) So I figured, why not make a treat that will contain a double amount of chocolate to fulfill the needs of every chocolate aficionada out there?

Almond and Orange Tuile Cookies

February 18, 2020 by Pastry Maestra

Almond and Orange Tuile Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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uile is a French word for a roof tile, and also for a thin, crispy, tile-shaped cookie. Tuiles are usually served as an accompaniment for a creamy dessert, because their crunchiness gives a contrast in texture to something smooth, such as chocolate parfait or panna cotta, for example. However, tuile is a beautiful treat itself, served with a cup of tea or coffee.

Jam Filled Thumbprint Cookies

December 21, 2019 by Pastry Maestra

Jam Filled Thumbprint Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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ike every other delicious invention, thumbprint cookies’ origin is claimed by many. So, some say that Jewish people invented those, another story says that they were created in Poland, some swear that their origin is actually Swedish, and others claim they appeared somewhere in Central Europe.

Ischler Cookies – The Naughty Emeperor’s Favorites!

September 5, 2016 by Pastry Maestra

Ischler Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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schler [iːʃler] cookies are considered to be one of the finest examples of the Austro-Hungarian Monarchy’s pastry tradition, originated in Bad Ischl [baːt ˈɪʃl̩] – a famous spa town in upper Austria, where the Emperor Franz Joseph I enjoyed his summers.

Baby Shower Fondant Cookies

August 14, 2016 by Pastry Maestra

Baby Shower Fondant Cookies, Pastry Maestra

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o make these incredibly cute cookies you will need to make some shortcrust pastry. I would advise you not to add nuts into the dough, because the cookies will become fragile and you don’t want your cookies to crumble as soon as you touch them, right?

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