7 fragrant recipes for sweets with spices. Give your Christmas an aroma and a more intense taste!

Also, when you say the word Christmas, do you think of all kinds of aromas, such as vanilla, rum or cinnamon?

Many of these scents go hand in hand with Christmas baking.

Create the right fragrant atmosphere with our spiced candy recipes!

Add a pinch of spice to your favorite varieties, or try completely new varieties.

You will see that your Christmas will take on a new dimension!

Spiced candy with cardamom

Cardamom gives the candy a unique taste and intense aroma. Enjoy it in combination with tea or coffee.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups whole wheat flour
• 1 cup of butter
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup honey
• 1 egg
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• 1/4 teaspoon of baking soda
• 1 teaspoon of pure vanilla extract

Method:

1. Mix the flour, cardamom, salt and baking soda in a bowl.
2. Beat the butter and sugar in a food processor.
3. Add honey, eggs and vanilla.
4. Continue mixing on medium speed until well combined.
5. Add the flour mixture and mix on low speed.
6. Divide the resulting dough in half and wrap both parts in cling film and put in the fridge for at least an hour.
7. Preheat the oven to 170°C and line the trays with baking paper.
8. Roll out the dough on a floured work surface to a thickness of half a centimeter.
9. Cut arbitrary shapes with the cutters, repeat the process with the other part of the dough.
10. Bake for approximately 11-13 minutes.
11. After cooling, you can decorate the spiced cardamom cookies with any topping.

Traditional German candy with spices

Tasty, aromatic, soft, that’s how you could describe this traditional Christmas pastry of our neighbors. Its secret lies mainly in the hand-prepared mixture of spices that is used for its preparation.

Ingredients:

For the seasoning mix

• 4 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground coriander
• 1/2 teaspoon ground lemon peel
• 1/2 teaspoon ground orange peel
• 1/2 teaspoon ground aniseed
• 1/4 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• 1/2 teaspoon ground fennel seeds
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/2 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 10 ground cloves

For spiced candy

• 2 cups plain flour
• 7 tablespoons of honey
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup butter
• 1 egg
• zest of 1/2 lemon
• 1 and 1/2 tbsp seasoning mix
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 and 1/2 teaspoons of water

Method:

1. First, prepare the seasoning mixture, mix all the spices thoroughly.
2. Combine the honey, sugar and butter in a saucepan and heat over a low heat, stirring constantly, until the sugar is completely dissolved.
3. Allow to cool to room temperature.
4. Add the eggs, lemon zest, baking soda, and spice mix.
5. Then gradually add flour and work into a dough.
6. Wrap the finished dough in cling film and let it rest in the fridge for at least an hour and a half.
7. Knead the dough again.
8. On a floured surface, roll out the dough into a sheet approximately half a centimeter thick.
9. Preheat the oven to 180°C.
10. Cut the dough using molds and place the cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
11. Bake the spiced cookies for approximately 10 minutes or until golden brown.

Christmas stars with cinnamon

The smell of cinnamon belongs to the Christmas holidays. Enjoy its aroma and taste through this simple recipe.

Ingredients:

• 3 egg whites
• 300 g ground almonds
• 200 g of powdered sugar
• pinch of salt
• 1/2 teaspoon lemon juice
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla sugar
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Method:

1. First, beat the egg whites with a pinch of salt until stiff.
2. Then mix the lemon juice and icing sugar into the snow.
3. You should get a nice white mass, the longer you mix the better.
4. Put five to six tablespoons of this mixture in a separate airtight container, seal and refrigerate.
5. Add the ground almonds, cinnamon and vanilla sugar to the rest of the mixture.
6. Work into a dough.
7. Place the dough in the refrigerator for approximately two hours.
8. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
9. Sprinkle the work surface with powdered sugar and roll out the dough.
10. Cut the spiced candy using a star-shaped cookie cutter.
11. Place the stars on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
12. Brush the cookies with the cooled egg white mixture before putting them in the oven.
13. Bake for approximately 15 minutes.

Spiced Christmas balls

A healthy and tasty Christmas delicacy that will enchant you with its mixture of flavors and aromas.

Ingredients:

• 1 and 1/4 cup almonds
• 1 cup dried apricots
• 1 teaspoon of ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon of ground cloves
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of salt
• juice of 1 orange
• finely chopped almonds, chia seeds and cinnamon for coating

Method:

1. Place the almonds in a blender and blend into small pieces.
2. Add the spices and mix again.
3. Add apricots and orange juice.
4. Process until well combined and a dough forms.
5. Then shape the dough into balls by hand, the amount specified in this recipe will make approximately 20 balls.
6. Roll the balls in chopped almonds, chia seeds or cinnamon.
7. Put them in the fridge to cool for 30 minutes before serving.

Spiced Christmas cookies with nutmeg

Nutmeg is not only suitable for flavoring meat and vegetable dishes, it is also great in Christmas cookies.

Ingredients:

• 3 cups plain flour
• 1 cup of butter
• 1 cup of sugar
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
• a pinch of ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon of vanilla extract

Glaze

• 4 cups powdered sugar
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 tbsp vanilla extract
• 1/4 cup milk
• 2 drops of any color food coloring

Method:

1. Sift the flour, baking powder, nutmeg and cinnamon into a bowl.
2. Beat the butter and sugar with an electric mixer until smooth.
3. Add the eggs one at a time, allowing each egg to be incorporated into the butter mixture before adding the next.
4. Beat in the vanilla with the last egg.
5. Stir in the flour mixture to form a dough.
6. Put the resulting dough in the refrigerator overnight.
7. Preheat the oven to 175°C.
8. Roll out the dough to a thickness of approximately half a centimeter.
9. Use cookie cutters to cut out any cookie shapes.
10. Place on a baking sheet lined with baking paper and bake for approximately 8-10 minutes.
11. While the spiced cookies are cooling, prepare the frosting.
12. Beat the butter and powdered sugar in a large bowl with an electric mixer until stiff.
13. Add the vanilla and slowly mix in the milk a little at a time until you reach a spreadable consistency.
14. Stir in food coloring if needed.
15. Spread the frosting on the cooled candy.

Fragrant Christmas gingerbread with a mixture of spices

You can also use these delicious gingerbread cookies as decorations for your Christmas tree. Just make a small hole in the upper part of the gingerbread immediately after taking it out of the oven.

Ingredients:

• 4 cups rye flour
• 1/2 cup butter
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 8 tablespoons of honey
• 1 egg
• 2 teaspoons of baking powder
• 2 teaspoons of ground ginger
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 2 tablespoons of gingerbread spice
• 2 tablespoons of unsweetened cocoa powder

Method:

1. Preheat the oven to 200°C and line the trays with baking paper.
2. Put the butter, brown sugar and honey in a small saucepan over low heat.
3. Heat and stir until the butter melts.
4. Sift the dry ingredients, i.e. flour, cocoa, baking powder and all the spices, into a large bowl.
5. Mix well, add eggs and mix again.
6. Pour the melted butter mixture into the dry ingredients and mix until the dough comes together.
7. Turn the mixture out onto a lightly floured work surface and work it into a dough.
8. Roll out the dough to a thickness of about 3-5 mm.
9. Use the cutters to cut out any shapes and place the spiced cookies on the prepared baking sheets.
10. Bake for approximately 7-8 minutes until golden.

Christmas cookies with cloves

A simple cookie made from only four ingredients that makes the spices stand out, which you don’t have to use only when preparing mulled wine.

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 2 cups plain flour
• 1/4 to 1/2 teaspoon of ground cloves

Method:

1. Melt the butter in a small saucepan over low heat.
2. Take it off the heat and remove the foam.
3. Scoop out the clarified melted butter with a ladle, you should have about three-quarters of a cup of clarified butter.
4. Put the clarified butter in the refrigerator for about half an hour until it hardens.
5. Preheat the oven to 170°C.
6. In a bowl, beat the cooled clarified butter with a hand mixer.
7. Add one and three-quarters cups of powdered sugar and beat on low speed.
8. Add the flour gradually.
9. Work into a smooth dough, which you divide into four equal parts.
10. On a lightly floured work surface, roll out two pieces of dough with your hands into a centimeter-wide log.
11. Cut the scallions crosswise into slices approximately three centimeters wide.
12. Place the spiced cookies on a baking sheet lined with baking paper.
13. Do the same with the two remaining pieces of dough.
14. Bake for approximately 18 minutes until golden, change the baking sheets during baking.
15. Sift the remaining quarter cup of powdered sugar along with the ground cloves onto the cooled cookies.

Seasoning and baking

We normally use spices to flavor a large number of foods. In addition to taste, thanks to ethereal essential oils, it also adds aroma to dishes. However, various spices often contain many health-promoting substances, especially minerals and vitamins. Since time immemorial, the various effects of spices have also been used in folk medicine. Recipes for spiced sweets represent an interesting possibility to include this delicacy in our menu in the form of sweets.

When baking for Christmas, in addition to the usual vanilla or cinnamon, you can also use other spices, such as ginger, cardamom, cloves, nutmeg or anise. Often just a small amount is enough and the candy will suddenly acquire a more pronounced taste and a unique aroma that will help you create the right Christmas atmosphere.