Plätzchen are German christmas cookies. Most people bake these at home, although you can buy them in the store. Many people spend a whole weekend making these cookies and they are generally fairly small. Throughout the years many different kinds of Plätzchen come out a few remain classic.
The classics include the Vanillekipferln (vanilla crescents) which are german shortbread formed into the shape of a crescent with powder sugar on top. Another favorite is the Spitzbuben (Swiss sandwich cookies) which have jam in between two cookies (pictured on the right with hearts) . Lebkuchen which is like a soft gingerbread (pictured right next to the heart cookies). I personally can not stand Lebkuchen. Last but not least comes Zimtsterne (cinnamon stars).
Baking Plätzchen is the biggest sign that it is almost christmas time in Germany. That and Weihnachtsmärkte
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