Christmas Baking

Soft Chocolate Gingerbread Cookies: The Secret Is a Cooked Flour Paste – They Stay Tender for Weeks

Wafer Cake With Condensed Milk: A No-Bake Walnut-Chocolate Fudge Pyramid Folded Between Wafer Sheets

Rum Punch Sandwich Cookies: Almond-Apricot Filling Between Buttery Rounds Under a Pink Glaze

Chocolate Swiss Roll With Mascarpone Cream: Roll the Cocoa Sponge While Warm and It Won’t Crack

Apricot Cream Cookies: Soft Oil-Based Rounds With Vanilla Cream and a Snowy Crumb of Grated Dough

Vanilla Pudding Cookies: Melt-in-Your-Mouth Butter Cookies Mixed in One Bowl, Dough Ready in Minutes

Alsatian Butterbredele: Simple Butter Cutouts From a Few Basic Ingredients, Baked in Just 10 Minutes

Poppy Seed Christmas Bars: A Moist Filling Between Two Buttery Layers, With No Yeast to Wait For

Blueberry Buttermilk Cake: A Tender Sheet Cake With Lemony Mascarpone Frosting That Stays Soft for Days

Chocolate Coconut Squares: Honey and Oil in the Batter Keep This Retro Sponge Soft and Moist

Day and Night Cake: A Retro Two-Tone Sponge Layered With Cooked Chocolate-Walnut Cream

Rum Punch Cake Slices: Jam-Layered Sponge Soaked in Orange-Rum Syrup and Pressed Overnight