weihnachts plätzchen
sophia’s cookies, german weihnachts plätzchen
sophia baked her first christmas cookies today. she was very proud and so were we
michael, eager to help his sister
vanillekipferl “classic german christmas cookies”
250 g flour
1/2 tsp backing powder
125 g sugar
2 tsp vanilla (if possible bourbon vanilla)
a pinch of salt
3 egg yellows
125 g ground almond
150 g cold butter
2 tbs powder sugar
mix the flour and baking powder and set aside.
blend together the sugar, vanilla, salt, egg yellows, and ground almond and pour into the the flour mixture.
slowly add the butter and blend well (you can use your hands or a mixer).
cool in the refrigerator for 30 min to an hour
traditionally these cookies are formed into moon shapes then baked. we spread out our dough and used cookie cutters.
place on baking paper and bake at 175 degrees celcius for 10 minutes.
let cool and sprinkle with powdered sugar
butterplatzchen (classic german butter cookies)
250 grams butter
250 grams sugar
2 tsps vanilla
4 eggs
500 grams flour
mix the first 4 ingredients with a mixer then sift the flour in and blend until smooth. refrigerate for one hour. roll out with a rolling pin then use cookie cutters to form shapes.
bake at 160 degrees celcius for 10 to 15 minutes.
let cool and then the best part: decorate as you like. we dipped ours in chocolate and then sprinked them with shredded coconut. use your imagination.
had a lot of fun baking together. like in many other cultures the germans bake a lot during christmas time. this is not something usual for me but i have merrily added it to the list of traditions to start for my family.
