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At Christmas we can enjoy a wide variety of sweets, in fact, it could be considered the sweetest time of the year just for that reason. But if there is a sweet star on these dates, it is, without a doubt, our beloved Roscón de Reyes.

One of the best times of the year for those with a sweet tooth is Christmas, without a doubt. We can find a very wide and varied assortment, so that it is totally impossible not to feel satisfied. I include myself because I have a very sweet tooth.

The most moist and aesthetic, this apple layer cake (apple mille-feuille or apple layer cake) leaves no one indifferent. It looks like a sponge cake on the outside but inside there are layers and layers of sweet baked apple and, in fact, very little dough.

A few days ago, we shared a post in which we told you how to prepare the icing for cookies. Christmas is here and it's time to put it into practice! Simple decorations for Christmas cookies, but defined and elegant. That is what we want to focus on in this post. I hope that the ideas for making Christmas cookies that I bring you today inspire you to prepare some of the most beautiful, homemade and original cookies.

Eggnog is what we call here eggnog or Christmas punch, a sweet drink made from eggs and milk, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, a good dose of ginger and cloves. It is a really special drink, which you have to try if you want to have an alternative drink to a good glass of chocolate to sweeten the afternoon or you want to offer your guests a drink to finish the meal and accompany some cookies. I have fallen in love with this punch!

Surely you have heard of lemon bars, lemon wedges or the popular Lemon Bars. It is a delicious snack at dessert time, or a treat at a special moment.

Decorated chocolate sticks are one of the easiest snacks to make and one of the most fun and decorative for your little ones' celebrations (and adults, let's not kid ourselves).

Every day we hear more about the Speculoos cookies, typical and the most traditional on Christmas dates in Belgium (where they are called speculaas), and also very popular in Germany (Spekulatius). I'll tell you a few things about them and I bring you a recipe for the most spicy and Christmas almond Spéculoos cookies.

These number 8 saffron buns are a traditional bun from Sweden. You may know them by Bollos de Santa Lucía, or you may have heard the word Lusskatter. What is certain is that they are some of the most aromatic buns, and that I will love it if you dare to prepare them.

It's cookie time, and we'll agree they look gorgeous with cookie icing to decorate them. The frosting is sheer consistency, and it's as easy to make as mixing sugar and egg white. If you haven't done it until now, with all the explanations you have in this post on how to make cookie icing, the time has come to start.

It was listening to coconut bread and I started to investigate. After seeing several recipes that filled me with interest and several tests, I fully approve and with infinite desire to share this delicious, easy and soft recipe to make these coconut buns. The result is extremely tender, thin-crusted, and truly delicious buns with a slight coconut flavour.

What do you do when you have leftover shortcrust pastry that you had to cut out of a cake? Or if you have some pears in the fruit bowl that make eyes for you to enjoy as you please? Today I bring you a super successful recipe to prepare in 3 minutes and enjoy after nothing: baked pears with oatmeal and shortcrust pastry. A delicious treat!