If there alot of nuts in the cookie, it could be Hazelnut cookies (Haselnußgebäck). Katharina > >Thanks for your response Katharina -- but this is coarser and crunchier >then >lebkuchen. The nuts are like a fine coarse cut (if this makes sense) -- >not >big chunks but not ground to a flour. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Katharina Hines" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 6:07 PM >Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: [GERMAN-FOOD] Fw: traditions for Christmas > > >| Hi Claire, >| I don't know every thing. I just was lucky to lived in Germany for over >20 >| years. My grandmother raised me. So I learned a lot of the old >traditions.As >| a child I ask alot of questions. >| >| It could be Lebkuchen.Gingerbread >| Because it is spicy and brown in color. >| The made houses from them, ornaments in all different size and shapes >| The would be hang on the tree or wall and good to eat. >| I don't cut them out any more I am getting lazy. I make Lebkuchen bars. >| I make my batter, put icing on and cut in squares. >| Katharina >| > >| >I'm looking for a recipe that we bought from a bakery when I was a >child -- >| >and they were a nutty, slightly spicy, golden cinnamon colored cookie >that >| >were cut into hearts and diamonds and round scalloped. Does this sound >| >familiar to anyone -- Katharina you seem to know everything? This was >the >| >only cookie we bought and it was from a Swiss-German bakery that no >longer >| >exists. >| > >| >Thank you again. >| >Claire >| > >| > >| > >| >==== GERMAN-FOOD Mailing List ==== >| >Problems? >| >Email [email protected] >| > >| >| >____________________________________________________________________________ >_________ >| Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >http://explorer.msn.com >| >| > _____________________________________________________________________________________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Speaking of hazelnut cookies, how about that hazelnut Italian ice cream they sell all over the place in Germany? Yum. I gained 6 lbs in 6 weeks, and I swear it all came from that hazelnut ice cream. I loved it! Dorie ----- Original Message ----- From: Katharina Hines <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: [GERMAN-FOOD] Fw: traditions for Christmas > If there alot of nuts in the cookie, it could be Hazelnut cookies > (Haselnußgebäck). > Katharina > > > >Thanks for your response Katharina -- but this is coarser and crunchier > >then > >lebkuchen. The nuts are like a fine coarse cut (if this makes sense) -- > >not > >big chunks but not ground to a flour. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Katharina Hines" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 6:07 PM > >Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: [GERMAN-FOOD] Fw: traditions for Christmas > > > > > >| Hi Claire, > >| I don't know every thing. I just was lucky to lived in Germany for over > >20 > >| years. My grandmother raised me. So I learned a lot of the old > >traditions.As > >| a child I ask alot of questions. > >| > >| It could be Lebkuchen.Gingerbread > >| Because it is spicy and brown in color. > >| The made houses from them, ornaments in all different size and shapes > >| The would be hang on the tree or wall and good to eat. > >| I don't cut them out any more I am getting lazy. I make Lebkuchen bars. > >| I make my batter, put icing on and cut in squares. > >| Katharina > >| > > >| >I'm looking for a recipe that we bought from a bakery when I was a > >child -- > >| >and they were a nutty, slightly spicy, golden cinnamon colored cookie > >that > >| >were cut into hearts and diamonds and round scalloped. Does this sound > >| >familiar to anyone -- Katharina you seem to know everything? This was > >the > >| >only cookie we bought and it was from a Swiss-German bakery that no > >longer > >| >exists. > >| > > >| >Thank you again. > >| >Claire > >| > > >| > > >| > > >| >==== GERMAN-FOOD Mailing List ==== > >| >Problems? > >| >Email [email protected] > >| > > >| > >| > >___________________________________________________________________________ _ > >_________ > >| Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > >http://explorer.msn.com > >| > >| > > > > ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

What about Spekolazius (not certain of the spelling). These were a nutty golden coloured cookie that my parents often bought. Elsa Katharina Hines wrote: > If there alot of nuts in the cookie, it could be Hazelnut cookies > (Haselnußgebäck). > Katharina > > > >Thanks for your response Katharina -- but this is coarser and crunchier > >then > >lebkuchen. The nuts are like a fine coarse cut (if this makes sense) -- > >not > >big chunks but not ground to a flour. > > > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: "Katharina Hines" <[email protected]> > >To: <[email protected]> > >Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 6:07 PM > >Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: [GERMAN-FOOD] Fw: traditions for Christmas > > > > > >| Hi Claire, > >| I don't know every thing. I just was lucky to lived in Germany for over > >20 > >| years. My grandmother raised me. So I learned a lot of the old > >traditions.As > >| a child I ask alot of questions. > >| > >| It could be Lebkuchen.Gingerbread > >| Because it is spicy and brown in color. > >| The made houses from them, ornaments in all different size and shapes > >| The would be hang on the tree or wall and good to eat. > >| I don't cut them out any more I am getting lazy. I make Lebkuchen bars. > >| I make my batter, put icing on and cut in squares. > >| Katharina > >| > > >| >I'm looking for a recipe that we bought from a bakery when I was a > >child -- > >| >and they were a nutty, slightly spicy, golden cinnamon colored cookie > >that > >| >were cut into hearts and diamonds and round scalloped. Does this sound > >| >familiar to anyone -- Katharina you seem to know everything? This was > >the > >| >only cookie we bought and it was from a Swiss-German bakery that no > >longer > >| >exists. > >| > > >| >Thank you again. > >| >Claire > >| > > >| > > >| > > >| >==== GERMAN-FOOD Mailing List ==== > >| >Problems? > >| >Email [email protected] > >| > > >| > >| > >____________________________________________________________________________ > >_________ > >| Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : > >http://explorer.msn.com > >| > >| > > > > _____________________________________________________________________________________ > Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com

Hi Katharina -- could be -- do you have a recipe for the Hazelnussgebaeck? Claire ----- Original Message ----- From: "Katharina Hines" <[email protected]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 11:19 PM Subject: Re: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: [GERMAN-FOOD] Fw: traditions for Christmas If there alot of nuts in the cookie, it could be Hazelnut cookies (Haselnußgebäck). Katharina > >Thanks for your response Katharina -- but this is coarser and crunchier >then >lebkuchen. The nuts are like a fine coarse cut (if this makes sense) -- >not >big chunks but not ground to a flour. > >----- Original Message ----- >From: "Katharina Hines" <[email protected]> >To: <[email protected]> >Sent: Monday, December 04, 2000 6:07 PM >Subject: [GERMAN-LIFE] Re: [GERMAN-FOOD] Fw: traditions for Christmas > > >| Hi Claire, >| I don't know every thing. I just was lucky to lived in Germany for over >20 >| years. My grandmother raised me. So I learned a lot of the old >traditions.As >| a child I ask alot of questions. >| >| It could be Lebkuchen.Gingerbread >| Because it is spicy and brown in color. >| The made houses from them, ornaments in all different size and shapes >| The would be hang on the tree or wall and good to eat. >| I don't cut them out any more I am getting lazy. I make Lebkuchen bars. >| I make my batter, put icing on and cut in squares. >| Katharina >| > >| >I'm looking for a recipe that we bought from a bakery when I was a >child -- >| >and they were a nutty, slightly spicy, golden cinnamon colored cookie >that >| >were cut into hearts and diamonds and round scalloped. Does this sound >| >familiar to anyone -- Katharina you seem to know everything? This was >the >| >only cookie we bought and it was from a Swiss-German bakery that no >longer >| >exists. >| > >| >Thank you again. >| >Claire >| > >| > >| > >| >==== GERMAN-FOOD Mailing List ==== >| >Problems? >| >Email [email protected] >| > >| >| >___________________________________________________________________________ _ >_________ >| Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : >http://explorer.msn.com >| >| > ____________________________________________________________________________ _________ Get more from the Web. FREE MSN Explorer download : http://explorer.msn.com