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    German Christmas Recipes

    Christmas to Germans starts as early as beginning of November and ends with Three Kings Day on January 6th. Celebrate Christmas with authentic German Plätzchen (cookie) recipes like Vanillekipferl and Zimtsterne, an alpine cheese fondue or Raclette (what we usually eat on Christmas Eve or New Years Eve) or Christmas market favorites like Dampfnudeln and Lángos.

    • raclette cheese melting on a raclette grill
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    • dipping bread in a pot of cheese fondue
      The BEST Swiss Cheese Fondue
    • raclette cheese melting on a raclette grill
      My Favorite Raclette Recipes & Ideas
    • homemade mulled wine steaming in a pot
      German Mulled Wine (Glühwein)
    • Sauerbraten slice on a plate with sauce, potato dumplings and red cabbage.
      Authentic Sauerbraten Recipe
    • German spritz cookies partially dipped in chocolate and sprinkled with caramelized nuts.
      German Spritz Cookies (Spritzgebäck)
    • A child holding a star shaped cinnamon cookie called Zimtsterne next to a cooling rack full of Zimtsterne.
      Zimtsterne (German Cinnamon Star Cookies)
    • assembling linzer cookies
      The BEST Linzer Cookies (Spitzbuben)
    • coating cookies in powdered sugar
      Vanillekipferl (German Vanilla Bean Cookies)
    • dampfnudel on a plate with vanilla sauce and poppy seed topping
      Dampfnudeln (German Steamed Yeast Dumplings)
    • beef rouladen on a plate with noodles and red cabbage
      Authentic German Beef Rouladen (Rinderrouladen)
    • German nut bars on parchment paper
      Amazing German Nut Bars (Nussecken)
    • hot beer cocktail served using beer tasting kit
      Glühbier (Hot Beer Cocktail)
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      Eierpunsch Recipe: THE BEST German Spiked Eggnog Cocktail
    • pouring vanilla sauce over German dessert dumplings.
      The BEST Vanilla Sauce Recipe 
    • Homemade spiked egg nog in a glass bottle with some eggs on the side.
      Authentic German Spiked Eggnog (Eierlikör)
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      2022 Holiday Gift Guide
    • German Christmas cookies.
      31 Favorite German Christmas Foods
    • sliced German stollen on a platter
      Authentic German Stollen Recipe
    • German smoked duck breast with root vegetables and barley.
      The BEST Smoked Duck Breast!
    • Schokocrossies with Milk, White and Dark Chocolate
      No-Bake Crunchy Chocolate Cookies (Schokocrossies)
    • weckmann pastries on a wooden platter
      St Nicholas Day Tradition & Pastries (Weckmänner)
    • Dreikönigskuchen on a platter and topped with a paper crown.
      Swiss Three Kings Cake (Dreikönigskuchen)
    • beer cheese fondue in a fondue pot
      The BEST Beer Cheese Fondue
    • pinwheel cookies on a cooling rack
      German Pinwheel Cookies (& Checker Cookies)
    • flammkuchen tarte flambee on a white marble plate
      Tarte Flambée (Elsässer Flammkuchen)
    • placing almonds on Lebkuchen before baking
      German Gingerbread Cookies Recipe (Lebkuchen)
    • baked summer flamnkuchen topped with corn, bacon, potato and onion
      Amazing Summer Flammkuchen / Tarte Flambée
    • a baking sheet filled with Spitzbuben German christmas cookies
      My 5 Favorite German Christmas Cookies
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      German Speculoos Cheesecake (Spekulatius Käsekuchen)
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      German Potato Salad with Würstchen
    • gingerbread spices on a wooden board
      Gingerbread Spice (For Authentic German Lebkuchen)
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      Lángos (Hungarian Fried Flatbread)
    • roasted chestnuts on a plate
      Foolproof oven-roasted chestnuts
    • glühweinbraten mulled wine roast
      Glühweinbraten: German Mulled Wine Beef Roast
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      Kokosmakronen: The BEST German Recipe Coconut Macaroons

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    Hallo! I'm Sophie Sadler, cookbook author of 'The German Home Kitchen', coming this September, and German food blogger at dirndl kitchen since 2015. I am so happy you’re here! 🥨

    I moved from Trier, Germany to the U.S. in 2009 and soon terribly missed the flavors of home. Crusty German bread, flaky pastries, afternoon Kaffee & Kuchen, and, of course, Döner Kebab and pretzels! So, I started sharing my love for German food and traditions with fun, easy-to-follow recipes. Stay a while, bookmark some recipes, and let’s cook together!

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      Creamy Pasta Salad Recipe (Nudelsalat)

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