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A Christmas Baking Hall of Fame

By John, 21 December, 2014
Dresden Stollen for Christmas Morning

Here's my short list of must-make great Christmas sweets from many lands. Each entry links to a recipe.

  • Dresden Stollen: This rich, heavy Teutonic cousin of the ubiquitous Italian panettone makes a perfect Christmas morning breakfast with high-quality tea or coffee.
  • Gingerbread House: A festive-looking treat that's fun to decorate with kids, and makes a great centerpiece on a desserts table.
  • Almond Macaroons: Sublimely simple, light yet rich in flavor, these look great around the Buche de Noel (below) and make good use of the leftover egg whites from that recipe. 
  • SpringerleSpringerle: Another German specialty, these intriguing cookies use no butter, they are rolled with a special decorative rolling pin, and they must be cut into tiles and dried overnight before being baked on a bed of crushed anise seed. But other than that, they are just like store-bought Christmas cookies... ;-) 
  • Butter Cookies: These rich and delicate cookies color a beautiful pale golden-brown and really don't need sugar-paint, but they are easy enough to make with children and fun to paint and hang on the Christmas tree as edible ornaments.
  • Buche de NoelBuche de Noel: The undisputed king of the Christmas Eve dessert table, with a decadent hazelnut buttercream filling and a rich chocolate cream cheese frosting inside and outside a Genoise butter-cake.
  • Christmas Pudding and Hard Sauce: The Christmas classic that siezes the stage again after a Christmas roast or turkey - there's no arguing with the majesty and the tradition of the Christmas Pudding - and it always garners rave reviews.

 

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