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Golden Honey Snaps

Submitted by: Sophie
An easy and delicious recipe for honey snaps using golden syrup, a liquid sweetener known in England and prized for its toasty flavor. 

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Mailaenderli

Submitted by: Cindy
Sweet, traditional Swiss cut-out cookies are twice glazed with bright egg yolk, topped with holiday sprinkles, then baked to golden-brown perfection. 

Traditional Swedish Pepparkakor

Submitted by: Eal
Paper-thin and spicy, these cookies are a beloved Swedish Christmas tradition. Thoroughly chilling the dough before rolling it out, and dusting cookie cutters with flour will make the cut-out process easier. 

Oma Kiener's Hazelnut Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: Jeannette Field
An inherited recipe, these buttery hazelnut cookies are a snap to make and simple to bake. Prepare the dough and refrigerate as a log, then slice into rounds, decorate with candy sprinkles, and bake. Easy! 

Swiss Hazelnut Taler

Submitted by: Julia Z.
This is my family's favorite Christmas cookie. My mom used to make them at the beginning of Christmas season in Germany and she had to hide some so they would last until Christmas. I have tried the recipe now with American ingredients and finally got it to work. 

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Pepparkakor

Submitted by: Mill City Wini
This recipe for Swedish Christmas cookies is seasoned with cinnamon, ginger, allspice, and cloves. 

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Pfeffernusse Cookies

Submitted by: Thebeansma
This recipe for the traditional German Christmas cookie features molasses and honey with a variety of spices. 

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Panellets (Catalan All-Saints Cookies)

Submitted by: K.Borg
Living In: Barcelona, Cataluna, Spain
These fabulous 'cookies' come out around the middle of October and are traditionally eaten on All-Saints Day (November 1) in Catalonia, Spain. The traditional ones are made with pine nuts, but you can also find them with almond or coconut. 

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Traditional Springerle

Submitted by: PREGOCOOK
Home Town: Denver, Colorado, USA
Living In: Dhahran, Ash Sharqiyah, Saudi Arabia
Springerle cookies are a centuries-old, anise-flavored German Christmas cookie made using decorative, carved wooden molds or rolling pins. Allowed to dry overnight, the designs remain embossed in the cookies when baked. 

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Chrabeli (Swiss Anise Crescent Cookies)

Submitted by: Cindy
Chrabeli are delicious Swiss anise crescent cookies. Beware if you're looking for a quick recipe -- these must rest for several weeks before they are ready to be eaten. 

Totenbeinli (Swiss Hazelnut 'Legs')

Submitted by: Cindy
This is a tasty hazelnut cookie found mostly in the Graubuenden region of Switzerland. The name means 'legs'. 

Danish Peppernut Christmas Cookies (Pebernodder)

Submitted by: Milk Teeth
Living In: Eugene, Oregon, USA
Spicy cookies are a beloved Christmas treat in Denmark and throughout Scandinavia where expensive spices were traditionally reserved for special holiday foods. These tiny (nut-free) butter cookies burst with flavor from cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, and cloves, 

Orange Cardamom Krumkake

Submitted by: Cait
Living In: Iowa City, Iowa, USA
Delicate, cardamom-flavored cookie cones are a traditional favorite in Norway, especially at Christmas time. This version is enhanced with orange zest, ginger, and cinnamon to complement the cardamom. 

Austrian Tea Cakes

Submitted by: Gail Hietzker
These powdered sugar coated cookies are absolutely packed with ground hazelnuts, and make a wonderful accompaniment at tea time! 

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Rogaliki Holiday Cookies

Submitted by: Chef Andy
Home Town: Chicago, Illinois, USA
Living In: Wichita, Kansas, USA
This is a Polish, crescent-shaped cookie my aunt used to make as a Thanksgiving holiday treat. Although I'm not Polish, I make them too, and serve them on a cold winter's night with hot coffee or tea. 

Polish Galicyjskie Cookies

Submitted by: devka
Home Town: Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
These sweet, fried pastries are filled with cinnamon, raisins, and a lot of the secret ingredient: potato. Potato cookies may freak people out, but this is a pretty standard recipe from Poland using up ingredients that would normally be found in every kitchen. 

Finnish Christmas Cookies

Submitted by: Judith Outlaw
Provided by: Taste of Home
'My friend bakes these cookies at Christmas,' says Judith Outlaw of Portland, Oregon. 'They're popular at cookie exchanges, but my friend's husband urges her not to trade any of them!' 

Norwegian Krumkake

Submitted by: SUCCESSB440
If you like a mildly flavorful and crispy wafer-like cookie, this is it! Other flavorings can be added in addition to or instead of vanilla. You can even use this recipe to make your own ice cream cones. Easy and quick! Pipe them with whipped cream or dip in melted chocolate. 

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Swedish Cookies (Brunscrackers)

Submitted by: Sheila
These Scandinavian sugar cookies are simple to make, just form them into bars and cut after baking. This is a recipe that my husband's nana has made for years. They are the easiest cookies I have ever made. The ingredients were harder to find than it was to make the cookies. They are like potato chips, you cannot eat just one! 

Speculaas Cookies or Spicy Sinterklass Cakes

Submitted by: harrietschipper
This traditional Dutch cookie recipe came with a mold I got 20 years ago. Speculaas is a corruption of the Latin speculum (mirror). The dough is pressed into carved molds that can be used for wall decorations. When turned out onto the cookie sheet, the picture appears as its mirror image, hence the name. In the Sinterklass season they are available in 2/3 cookie size to huge thick men and women up to 1 pound known as lovers. If molds are not available, roll dough to desired thickness and use gingerbread man cutter or other cutter shapes. They are great to make ahead around Christmas because they last a long time. 

 
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