Over the years I’ve tried out a lot of different kruidnoten recipes. Most we liked, a few not so much. The recipes come from cookbooks, magazines and websites. Earlier comparisons I’ve done are Vanilla Cupcake Comparisons and the Best Chocolate Cake Recipe. Kruidnoten Recipes Kruidnoten are cookies that are traditionally …
Gevulde speculaas is speculaas stuffed with almond paste, and it’s amazing. It’s a traditional cookie/treat to serve around Sinterklaas in the Netherlands. This is around November and December. You can buy it in the stores in the Netherlands from September till December. Making it yourself at home is however not …
It’s that time of the year again to bake your own Dutch ginger cookies aka Dutch kruidnoten. Dutch ginger nuts (you can translate it in so many ways) are already for sale in stores since the end of August, but nothing beats homemade kruidnoten. It’s fun to make the Dutch …
I know it’s Spring and the weather is warm, and it’s not even close to Sinterklaas, so it’s not the season yet for these kruidnoten with cranberries. But I’m going to share the recipe anyways, so around November you can make these chocolate kruidnoten with cranberries and hazelnuts. (Or right …
This white chocolate cookie is delicious! You can easily share it with others, since it’s as large as your baking tray. So plenty to share! You could also call it a cake, since it’s so enormous. The cookie is topped with confectioner’s cream and fruit. Making it extra delicious and …
These cookies are a Dutch traditional food just like Kruidnoten, which is delicious and served around and on Sinterklaas. Dutch speculaas are cookies with seasoning which gives it a warm feeling inside. I usually can’t get enough of it and keep on eating it. Homemade they are the best! Each …
Tiramisu is a traditional and delicious dessert. However you do have to love the taste of coffee and with alcohol in it, it’s not really kid-friendly. Luckily there are many variations on tiramisu, like this Kruidnoten Tiramisu. There’s no alcohol in it and you can leave out the coffee. It’s …
Last Tuesday I had a Halloween themed baking day with Yuri and his nieces. Each year we have one or more baking days, my sister and I. I then bake several things with Yuri and my nieces. This year we baked 3 things, among them Mummy Cookies. It was lots …
For Easter we’re having cookies with a Spring theme in mind. Namely Chocolate Easter Nests. The cookies are in the shape of nests, stuffed with small Easter eggs. Cute to serve and make, even suited to bake together with kids. Although we’re celebrating Easter again with the 3 of us, …
Cookies are the best and I love baking them. Cosette is Cookin’ will have cookies for sale, so I tested out a whole bunch. To see if they’re delicious and don’t crumble too fast. I gave and sent them to family and friends to test them out. From these and …