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Sweet greetings from the Christmas bakery

Healthy and delicious cookie recipes to bake at home
Biscuits with Advent wreath

The first candle on the Advent wreath is already glowing in homes and apartments adorned with lights, while the first snowflakes are falling outside. Such a magical start to the contemplative Advent season – but one thing must not be missed: the irresistible aroma of homemade sweet cookies.

As innocent as these little treats may look, they’re unfortunately real sugar bombs. But we’ll show you how to enjoy brightly decorated gingerbread, vanilla crescents, and their sweet friends guilt-free while celebrating the Advent and Christmas season with healthy recipe ideas. With our simple recipe tips, you can transform your favorite recipes into healthier, low-sugar, and gluten-free alternatives. See for yourself how easy healthy baking can be. Enjoy baking, snacking, or sharing with others!

Biscuits with Advent wreath

Wintery Gingerbread Delight

Ingredients: 

  • 6 Stk. Medjool dates mixed with 40ml of water
  • 1/2 tsp vanillia powder
  • 1 tbsp Gingerbread spice
  • 1 tbsp grated apple 
  • 50 g soaked dried apricots 
  • 2 Stk. soaked dried figs
  • 200 g ground hazelnuts 
  • 50 g oat flour or ground oat flakes

 

Topping:

  • Pistachios or whole almonds to decorate 
  • 1/2 bar of dark (vegan) chocolate 

 

Preparation:

Mix all the dry ingredients together. Add one tablespoon of grated apple, then chop the remaining ingredients and mix everything well. Knead the dough firmly until a solid mass forms. Then briefly chill it in a bowl. Next, shape the dough into 2 cm balls and flatten them with your hand until the desired cookie shape is achieved. Then place the cookies on a baking sheet and bake in a preheated oven at 180°C

Melt the chocolate in a water bath and pour it over the cooled cookies. Decorate with almonds or pistachios as desired. Then let the cookies cool completely and enjoy.

 

Plate of homemade vegan gingerbread

Vegan Crescent Cookies

Ingredients:

  • 100 g ground hazelnuts 
  • 140 g oat flour or ground oat flakes
  • 50 g coconut blossom sugar 
  • 1 tbsp vanilia powder
  • 3 Medjool dates mixed with 40 ml of water
  • 1 tsp date sirup
  • 1/5 tbsp almond butter 
  • 1 tbsp almond milk

 

Preparation:

Place all the dry ingredients in a mixing bowl and stir well. Then add the almond butter, date syrup, Medjool date-water mixture, and almond milk. Cover the bowl with a kitchen towel and refrigerate for 30 minutes. Preheat the oven to 180°C. Remove the dough from the refrigerator and shape it into small crescent moons. Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for 13 minutes.

Before serving, sprinkle some powdered sugar over the cooled crescent cookies and store the cookies in an airtight container in the refrigerator to keep them fresh for several days.

Freshly baked vanilla crescents

Fruity raspberry kiss

Ingredients:

  • 40 g almond butter
  • 2 Stk. Medjool dates mixed with 40 ml of water
  • 1/2 tsp vanilia powder
  • 1 tsp date or maple syrup
  • 50 g oat flour or ground oat flakes
  • 50 g ground almonds  
  • 70 g raspberries
  • 1/2 Chia seeds with a little water

 

Preparation:

For the raspberry jam, crush the raspberries with a fork and mix in the chia seeds with some water. In a separate bowl, combine the ground almonds with the vanilla powder. Then mix all the remaining ingredients, except the jam, until a smooth, firm dough forms. Shape small balls and place them on a baking sheet. Slightly flatten the balls and make a small indentation in the center with your thumb, then fill it with jam. Bake the cookies at 180°C and enjoy the finished cookies either cold or fresh out of the oven.

Raspberry biscuits next to the Advent wreath

Coconut-banana domes

Ingredients:

  • 1 ripe banana
  • 100g shredded coconut
  • 1 tbsp maple syrup
  • 1 tsb coco sirup

 

Preparation:

Mash the banana with a fork until it becomes a puree. Then add the remaining ingredients and mix everything well. Bake the mixture at 180°C for about 20 minutes. Meanwhile, melt the chocolate in a water bath. Let the domes cool completely, then dip them into the melted dark chocolate and place them back in the freezer until the chocolate has cooled and hardened completely.

 

Freshly baked vanilla crescents

Now the cookie baking season can begin!

With that, we wish you a peaceful and joyful Advent season!

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