Traditional Christmas cookies from around the World
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Vegan Christmas cookies from around the world
In many countries around the world, traditional Christmas cookies are baked and enjoyed during the holiday season. When it is bitterly cold, fairy lights, candlelight, the scent of pine trees—is there anything else you need for the perfect Christmas season? Of course: a tray of sweet vegan Christmas cookies in the oven.
Gingerbread, Penttone, and Mince pies – when you think of Christmas, you automatically think of delicious cookies. Around the world, People bake traditional Christmas cookies, and you can savor them on your own travels during the winter months. Here we will present a few examples of Christmas cookies from different parts of the world. Discover the diverse range of Christmas baking traditions.
To ensure that your vegan Christmas baking is a delicious success, here are some tips for vegan baking. Look forward to a culinary journey around the world and let yourself be inspired!
Recipes from around the world
German Lebkuchen (Soft Gingerbread Cookies)
These soft German Lebkuchen cookies are loaded with festive gingerbread spices, dried apricots, a hint of cocoa powder, & dipped in chocolate. Perfect for the holiday season & now 100% gluten-free, refined sugar-free, and dairy-free, too!
Zimtsterne (Cinnamon Stars) Vegan Christmas Cookies
These delicious German cookies are available worldwide during the holidays, at Christmas fairs (Weihnachtsmärkte) and markets. But in my opinion, homemade is always best! So, it’s the perfect time to get in the kitchen and make some of these cinnamon vegan almond cookies (and maybe even give some away as gifts)!
Italy: Panettone
This vegan panettone is a great pre-Christmas project as it can sit around for a few days locked away in an airtight box. Even if it does dry out a little bit, it will make a delightful Christmas breakfast, lightly toasted and served with cold butter. Yuuuuum.
France: Bûche de Noël Christmas Yule Log Cake
This entirely vegan Christmas Yule log cake tastes just like the classic Bûche de Noël, but is entirely dairy-free, egg-free, and gluten-free. With an easy vegan chocolate sponge, dairy-free chocolate hazelnut buttercream, and vegan chocolate ganache, you won’t believe how simple this Yule log is to put together and how delicious it is to eat!
Great Britain: Mince pies
If I were to guess what the most universal symbol of Christmas is here, in the UK, I would say it’s mince pies! People go crazy for these pretty pastries hiding a delectably oozy and boozy filling of quintessentially Christmas flavours. Beloved by Santa’s reindeer, apparently, mince pies start making an appearance on supermarket shelves as early as late November, and it’s a rite of passage to overindulge on them throughout December.
Greek Christmas Cookies: Vegan Melomakarona
These vegan melomakarona are a delicious Christmas treat that fills your kitchen with irresistible flavors of orange, cinnamon, and nutmeg. The cookies are also super easy and fun to make!
South America: Alfajores {Caramel Sandwich Cookies}
These cookies — my favorite cookies ever (and there’s a lot of cookie eating going on around here, so I don’t say that lightly…), and by far my favorite alfajores too. All who tasted agreed, and these went flying batch after batch.
Egypt: Kahk or Vegan Maamoul (Date Filled Cookies)
These cookies are also known as “Kahk” in Egypt. Ma’amoul is a traditional Middle Eastern cookie typically made during Ramadan and on religious holidays.
Start baking and enjoy the holiday season.
