Claudia&Julia's blog

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

Eggnog is what we call here "ponche de huevo" or "ponche de Navidad," a sweet drink made from eggs and milk, and spiced with cinnamon, nutmeg, a good amount of ginger and clove. It's a really special drink that you have to try if you want an alternative to a nice glass of hot chocolate to sweeten the afternoon or if you want to offer your guests a drink to finish the meal and accompany some cookies. I've fallen in love with this punch!

You're probably familiar with lemon bars, little lemon squares, or the popular Lemon Bars. They're a delicious bite for dessert, or a treat for a special moment.

Decorated chocolate sticks are a snack that's very easy to make and one of the most fun and decorative treats for your little ones' celebrations (and for adults, let's not kid ourselves).

More and more people are hearing about Spéculoos cookies, typical and very traditional at Christmastime in Belgium (where they call them speculaas), and also very popular in Germany (Spekulatius). I'll tell you a few things about them and bring a recipe for almond Spéculoos cookies that are richly spiced and festive.

These saffron buns shaped like the number 8 are traditional Swedish buns. You may know them as St. Lucia buns, or you may have heard the word Lusskatter. What is certain is that they are very aromatic buns, and I'll be delighted if you decide to make them.

It's cookie time, and we can agree they look beautiful with icing to decorate them. Icing is all about consistency, and it's as easy to make as mixing sugar and egg white. If you haven't tried it yet, with all the explanations in this post about how to make cookie icing, now is the time to start.

Just hearing “coconut bread” sent me to investigate. After seeing several recipes that piqued my interest and doing several tests, I can fully approve and am eager to share this delicious, easy, and delicate recipe for making these coconut buns. The result is buns with a light coconut flavor, incredibly tender, with a thin crust, and truly delicious.

What do you do when you have leftover shortcrust pastry that you had to trim off a tart? Or if you have some pears in the fruit bowl giving you puppy eyes to enjoy as you please? Today I bring you a super impressive recipe you can prepare in 3 minutes and enjoy in no time: baked pears with oats and shortcrust pastry. A delicious indulgence!

Cheesecake is a classic because it’s a super easy dessert to make and is always welcome after any meal. Today I bring you a version that turns out perfectly: a creamy cheesecake that tastes delicious with jam inside. We make it with a cookie crust which, although it adds a few extra minutes of initial prep and baking, is worth making—how delicious cheesecake with a cookie base is!

We’ve been celebrating the discounts at Nordic Ware, and I’m joining the celebration with this Coconut and Vanilla Loaf Cake topped with salted caramel glaze — it turns out amazing. To pay tribute to the brand, we bake it in a Nordic Ware Loaf Cake pan (I used the Heritage Loaf Cake), which lets you achieve a beautiful finish with no fuss, since the pan does all the work to give it that lovely shape.

You can make mini blondies in Nordic Ware mini-bundlettes molds! This caramel blondie recipe is utterly delicious and gives you a bite ready in no time. Its buttery flavor and the aroma of brown sugar are delightful, and it’s a great way to present classic blondie bars in a beautiful format, thanks to the finish the Nordic Ware mini-bundlettes mold provides.