A Christmas From My Childhood: Authentic German Recipes for Cookies and Stollen - From My Personal Family Traditions in 1970s East Germany (Taste of East Germany Book 2) Kindle Edition

Step back into a time when Christmas meant candlelight, snowflakes on the window, and the scent of vanilla and cinnamon drifting through every home.In A Christmas From My Childhood, author Betsy Spiegel shares a heart-warming collection of authentic German Christmas cookie and Stollen recipes, drawn from her own family baking traditions in 1970s East Germany (DDR).These are the beloved cookies that filled Advent tins and family tables:• Zimtsterne (Cinnamon Stars)• Vanillekipferl (Vanilla Crescents)• Butterplätzchen (Simple Butter Cookies)• Kokosmakronen (Coconut Macaroons)• Nussmakronen (Walnut Macaroons)• Spitzbuben (Jam Sandwich Cookies)• Pfeffernüsse (Spice Cookies)• Lebkuchen (German Gingerbread Cookies)• Dominosteine (Layered Christmas Treats)• Marzipankartoffeln (Marzipan “Potatoes”)•Spekulatius (Spiced Shortcrust Cookies)• and the crowning Christmas Stollen - the traditional sweet fruit bread of every German Christmas.Each recipe is simple, nostalgic, and beautifully told - capturing the true meaning of Christmas baking: togetherness, warmth, and joy from the simplest ingredients.Whether you’re rediscovering your German roots or simply love the comfort of homemade cookies, A Christmas From My Childhood invites you to light a candle, warm the oven, and bring the spirit of an old-world Christmas into your home again.Frohe Weihnachten - from my Christmas kitchen to yours! Read more