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"One of my favorite cookies of all time, these are fabulous warm from oven, but also keep well in an airtight container. My Hungarian/Austrian Grandmom called these "Butterhorns", an aunt on the other side called her version "Schnecken" and I have seen versions of this also under "Rugelach" or "Rululach". It really..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cream cheese...

"This has been a family favorite for many, many, years, I usually make a double batch to ensure having them around for more than a day! The recipe comes from the now defunct Country Cooking magazine in an article on Czechoslovakian cooking. I grind my almonds in my Cuisinart and mix the recipe up in it also, but a mixer will also work fine. (I guessed..."

Ingredients: powdered sugar, salt...

"My Grandma would make these every year at Christmas - we called them "pillow cookies" because they puff up when they bake. Now that my Grandma is gone, I use the Springerle rolling pin she always used--what a wonderful way to remember her!"

Ingredients: eggs, lemon zest...

"The vanocka is part of the Christmas holidays in Czechoslovakia, whether made at home or bought in a store. At one time in history, vánoèka could only be made by a baker who was a guild craftsman.
Preparing a vanocka isn't simple and therefore a variety of customs were once followed in preparing, braiding and baking the dough..."

Ingredients: compressed yeast cakes, light raisins...

"This is a traditional Bohemian pastry recipe handed down from my wife's much beloved Bohemian grandmother who took joy in watching her family eat. It seems like it isn't a real family get-together without kolaches and it also seems like there are never enough made. If you don't like prunes, any fruit filling will work very, very well."

Ingredients: cinnamon, egg yolks, milk...

"This recipe has been handed down for 2 generations. It is great for thanksgiving, christmas and easter. This was my grandmothers recipe. You can also substitute nutfilling for prepared poppy seed filling, (SOLO)"

Ingredients: egg whites, egg yolks, eggs...

"This is a family tradition to be made on Christmas Eve. If you love sauerkraut, you'll love this soup. Tart and delicious. Simple to make and smells heavenly. It can be very hard to find cans of straight sauerkraut juice, which is probably why it's such a coveted recipe and we only get it once a year. (if we're lucky enough to find..."

Ingredients: dried shiitake mushrooms, noodles...

"This is an old recipe from my Mom's dad's side, the origins of which we are unsure. All we know is, they are addictive! Unlike traditional Polish and Czech pastries by the same name, these are tiny open-ended jam cookies. They are traditionally eaten at Christmastime. This is my mom's version of the recipe, so I must warn you from experience..."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, apricot filling...

Ingredients: eggs, salt, water...

Ingredients: graham cracker squares, egg whites...

"This is a Slovakian cookie recipe I got from a women's club cookbook. I am always looking for new cookie recipes and this sounds like a winner. Chill time not included in time."

Ingredients: cream cheese, egg whites...

Ingredients: cottage cheese, cream cheese...

"My grandmother taught me how to make Hoska, a Czechoslovakian Christmas Bread. It is a sweet bread that I normally reheat and spread with butter."

Ingredients: cinnamon, sliced almonds...

"Janosch is the famous author of the stories about the little Tiger and the little Bear. I got cookie cutters in the shape of the tiger, the bear, the rabbit with the fast shoes, the wide-mouth frog and the tigerduck from my mother, a present for St. Niklaas. This is the first recipe of two, the other is Janosch Marzipan Cookies"

Ingredients: eggs, salt, sugar...