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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 is one version of a famous cake that originated in Austria and is modelled after the Mozartkugeln chocolate marzipan truffles. This is an elegant, elaborate cake that takes lots of time and some degree of skill to prepare, but is well worth the extra effort.Translated & adapted from "Kochen & Geniessen" magazine, directly from the German...."

Ingredients: milk chocolate chips, pistachios...

"A simple cake mix bundt cake."

Ingredients: cinnamon, confectioners' sugar...

"These light and airy balls of hazelnuts are just like the Ferrero Rocher chocolates but without the chocolate. I know that will offend some people - no chocolate, huh! These are good neverless."

Ingredients: egg whites, hazelnuts, sugar...

"This is a traditional sweet Christmas bread made both in Austria and Poland. This is the Austrian version. I have posted the Polish version seperately as well ;-)"

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, ground walnuts...

"A wonderful Austrian pastry, allthough not as famous as it's cousin, the Apple Strudel. To make the dough used to be a difficult process; it needed to be rolled out so thin that you could read a newspaper through it! Luckily, today we have puff pastry available; to make a strudel is easy as pie. Use pecans or hazelnuts instead of walnuts and whatever..."

Ingredients: confectioners' sugar, fresh white breadcrumbs...

"These small delicacies are rich, moist and full of flavour. And so simple. A traditional Austrian Christmas speciality absolutely worthy of being an all-year- rounder."

Ingredients: desiccated coconut, egg whites...

"This is not a simple recipe but it's worth it! It's from the cookbook, "Kaffeehaus: Exquisite Desserts from the Classic Cafés of Vienna, Budapest, and Prague" by Rick Rodgers. It is composed of six thin, nut meringue layers made with a mixture of ground hazelnuts and almonds (you can also use just almonds or just hazelnuts)...."

Ingredients: cognac, confectioners' sugar...

"This cookie recipe for Linzer Sables require a little effort, but they are so beautiful and tasty. The recipe is from one of my favourite cookbooks, "Baking: From My Home to Yours", by Dorie Greenspan. For a simpler cookie, omit the cutouts, although it does make beautiful cookies. You can dust these with confectioner's sugar just..."

Ingredients: cinnamon, cloves, eggs...

"This old recipe is from my grandmother's recipe box. I'm not sure where she got it. I do remember eating them at her house during christmas past. My sister and I would use one finger each in the center hole and try and tear the cookie apart kind of like a wishbone. Who ever got the bigger section won and, of course, we each would keep winning..."

Ingredients: eggs, sugar, all-purpose flour...

"You can either bake this almondy and rich sweet as cupcakes or an entire cake."

Ingredients: cinnamon, dark brown sugar...

"A classic, extremely luscious Austrian dessert. Serve lukewarm with ice cream or vanilla sauce, or cold with whipped cream.
For "time effeciency "reasons use ready made puff pastry or filo pastry."

Ingredients: cinnamon, eggs, hazelnuts...

"This is a deliciously moist and dense bread, full of nuts and fruit, that keeps very well. Kletzenbrot is traditionally baked on St. Thomas Day (December 21). Then it is wrapped and stored in the fridge until Christmas Eve. The story goes, if you cut into the bread before Christmas, you will grow donkey's ears! 'Kletzen' are sweet, dried..."

Ingredients: dried prunes, ground allspice...

"An autumn/winter companion with a warming quality. This is a basic version, feel free to experiment with different herbs or adding white wine to this nice soup."

Ingredients: cream, chestnuts, lemon juice...