The best German Christmas baking
The top 3 according to 17 votes from people: Dresdner Christstollen · Vanillekipferl · Butterplätzchen. (Updated Aug 16, 2026.)
The cookies and stollen baked in German kitchens during Advent, according to Wikipedia, EatSmarter (Germans' favourite cookies) and Christmas guides.
Automatically translated (original in Deutsch). See the original
Top 10
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1
Dresdner Christstollen
Germany's oldest Christmas speciality, yeast bread with raisins and butter, PGI.
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2
Vanillekipferl
Crumbly nut-dough crescents rolled warm in vanilla sugar.
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3
Butterplätzchen
Cut-out butter cookies iced and decorated by children.
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4
Aachener Printen
Hard gingerbread with rock sugar, PGI.
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5
Spekulatius
Spiced biscuits pressed with picture moulds, from the Rhineland.
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6
Pfeffernüsse
Small round spiced cookies with icing.
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7
Spitzbuben
Crumbly sandwich cookies with red jam.
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8
Nürnberger Lebkuchen
Spiced gingerbread on wafers with nuts, Elisenlebkuchen being the top grade, PGI.
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9
Bethmännchen
Frankfurt marzipan pastries with three almond halves.
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10
Springerle
Embossed anise biscuits from Baden-Württemberg.
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11
Kokosmakronen
Coconut and egg white macaroons.
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12
Zimtsterne
Swabian almond-cinnamon stars with meringue glaze, from the 17th century.
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Comments (2)
Dresdner Stollen auf Platz eins, absolut. Ab Dezember gibt's bei uns jeden Tag ein Stück.
Vanillekipferl von Oma sind die besten, das Rezept ist ein Familiengeheimnis.