Chocolate Almond Bars are a delightful addition to your Christmas cookie platter. These buttery shortbread cookies are topped with slivered almonds, sandwiched with a subtle layer of fruity ... Read more!
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Almond Chocolate Stars: A Festive Cookie Recipe
Almond Chocolate Stars (étoiles amandes chocolat) are delightful holiday cookies that combine buttery dough, crunchy slivered almonds, and rich dark chocolate. Shaped like stars, these cookies are a ... Read more!
Chocolate Spirals Recipe: Swirled Perfection for Christmas
Chocolate Spirals (Spirales au Chocolat) are delightful Christmas cookies that enchant with their artistic appearance and exquisite taste. Made from a combination of vanilla and chocolate dough, these ... Read more!
Basler Läckerli: Recipe for Delicious Swiss Spiced Cookies
Basler Läckerli (or Leckerli) are an essential part of Swiss and Alsatian Christmas traditions. These spiced cookies, with their chewy texture, sweet glaze, and rich flavours, have been ... Read more!
Checkerboard Cookies: Recipe for Delicious and Festive ‘Damiers’
These festive checkerboard cookies (or Damiers, in French) are a delightful addition to any holiday table. Their elegant design, created by alternating vanilla and chocolate dough, makes them ... Read more!
Butterbredalas: A Classic and Delicious Alsatian Cookie Recipe
Butterbredalas (or Butterbredeles) are traditional Christmas butter cookies, cherished in Alsace for their delicate texture and rich buttery flavour. These little delights are made with a fine shortbread dough, ... Read more!
Chocolate Kipferl: Recipe for Delicious Crumbly Crescents
Chocolate Kipferl, or crescent-shaped cookies, are a hallmark of festive baking in Alsace. These tender, crumbly crescents combine the rich flavours of butter, finely ground hazelnuts, and dark ... Read more!
Chocolate Spritzbredele: A Festive Cookie Recipe
Chocolate Spritzbredele cookies are a traditional Christmas treat from Metz and Alsace, celebrated for their fine, crisp texture and rich, buttery flavour. Made with a blend of butter, ... Read more!
Nutty Kisses on Shortbread: An Alsatian Macaron Cookie Recipe
Macarons sur Canapé (or Nutty Kisses on Shortbread) are delicious cookies on a shortbread base. They are an exquisite Christmas specialty, combining the richness of a tender shortbread ... Read more!
Butter Chocolate Medallions: Recipe for Decadent Festive Classic
Butter Chocolate Medallions are a decadent twist on a festive classic. These buttery cookies boast a tender, crumbly texture with a rich chocolatey surprise in the centre. The ... Read more!
Helena Schnitten: Recipe for Delicate Christmas Cookies
Helena Schnitten are delicate Christmas cookies that combine the richness of butter with the sweet allure of chocolate and sugar. Their unique texture comes from the perfect balance ... Read more!
Spritzgebäck: The Ultimate Recipe for Festive Spritz Cookies
Spritzgebäck, also known as Spritz Cookies, are a traditional biscuit or cookie of German and Alsatian-Mosellan origin, made from a rich shortcrust pastry. These cookies are characterized by ... Read more!
Cherry Butter Cookies: Recipe for Irresistible Christmas Treats
Cherry Butter Cookies are a true celebration of the holiday season’s flavours. Each delicately crafted cookie balances the buttery richness of the dough with the light texture of ... Read more!
Linzele (or Linzette): Recipe Inspired by the Famous Linzer Torte
Linzele (or Linzette) are delightful little Linzer Balls, inspired by the famous Linzer Torte, a traditional Austrian pastry. These cookies feature a tender, crumbly texture, thanks to a ... Read more!
Apt Candied Fruits: Discovering the Sweet Secret of Provence
Every time we've stayed in the Luberon, wandering through the village markets has been a highlight. Among the bustling stalls, the famed Apt candied fruits often caught my ... Read more!
The private chef you’ll want when visiting Europe
At French Moments we are carefully choosing selected partners to work with, who can help add value to your next French or European experience, and we think we’ve ... Read more!
Christmas Gastronomy of Alsace
The Christmas gastronomy of Alsace is much appreciated during the Holiday season. From Foie Gras to Kugelhopf, gingerbread and little Christmas cookies, the Alsatian gastronomic traditions will enchant young ... Read more!
Galette des Rois: Tradition and Recipe
In France, Epiphany is synonymous with the “Galette des Rois”. The French ceremoniously eat this wafer king cake a few days before and after 6 January. As soon ... Read more!
Chocolate Mendiants
As little Christmas delicacies, chocolate mendiants are part of the Provençal tradition and the thirteen desserts. The Provençal tradition of the mendicant order The colours of their ingredients are ... Read more!
Leckerlis from Basle – Leckerlis de Bâle
Leckerlis are swiss little gingerbreads which come from Basle on the border of France and are often cooked in South Alsace … one is never enough! They are part ... Read more!
