, I started with a combination of two classic German cookies -- Lebkuchen spritz cookies. The chocolate chip cookie was born in 1937, but according to . Not knowing what to do with all the spices ...

Lebkuchen is often referred to in the English-speaking world as "German gingerbread." It's not. Ginger is usually the spice least called for in a Lebkuchengewürz (spice blend) and traditionally not at ...

"Anyone lucky enough to grow up celebrating Christmas in the German fashion will know that one of the greatest things about it — besides the fact that an otherwise practical people would suddenly ...

Lebkuchen, also known as pfefferkuchen or German gingerbread, is essential to the Christmas season in Germany (and to many German families in Wisconsin) — but bakers might want to start preparing in ...

You've been baking sourdough bread and making kimchi and sauerkraut and kombucha (or at least consuming them), all foodstuffs that take their sweet time. But have you been taking the long view to ...

A popular pastime around the holidays involves cookies and cookie exchanges. Whether you are a decorator, a baker or an eater, cookies make frequent appearances this time of year. Since I do not need ...

What do you like most about Christmas? If it's Santa Claus and fir trees and mulled wine you ought to thank the Germans, because these, like most of our holiday customs are Germanic, not English. (The ...

The way some Europeans go on about Aldi, the discount grocery chain that's a staple of life in Germany, you'd think it was the second coming. It's really not—your average Aldi branch possesses almost ...

"Anyone lucky enough to grow up celebrating Christmas in the German fashion will know that one of the greatest things about it — besides the fact that an otherwise practical people would suddenly ...