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German Almond Horn Cookies are a traditional German nut pastry or Christmas Cookie that is quick and easy to make at home using simple ingredients. Soft and chewy on the inside, crispy on the outside, and dipped into melted dark chocolate. Jump to Recipe<\/a><\/p>\n

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As the days are getting colder, I am super excited to share this Almond Horn Cookies recipe with you! In German, they are called Mandelhoernchen and you can find this German nut pastry in most bakeries all year long. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Think of them as soft and chewy Chocolate-Dipped Marzipan Crescent Cookies with a crunchy almond coating. <\/strong><\/p>\n

Along with my marzipan cookies or these almond paste cookies, this is another delicious cookie recipe for Marzipan lovers!<\/p>\n

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What are German Almond Horn Cookies?<\/strong><\/h2>\n

Mandelhoernchen, aka almond horn cookies are a sweet German pastry made out of marzipan or almond paste, egg whites, sometimes almond flour or almond meal and icing sugar, then rolled in sliced almonds and baked. After baking the two ends are dipped in melted chocolate. <\/p>\n

 The almond horns sold in bakeries are usually larger than these almond crescents, about double the size. But as we’re approaching the holiday season, we are making smaller ones so that we can put our almond cookies on our Christmas cookie platter. However, you can make them bigger, if you want.<\/p>\n

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Almond horn cookies are easy to make, all you need for the cookie dough is some good-quality marzipan or almond paste.<\/p>\n

Marzipan vs Almond Paste<\/h2>\n

While they look similar, they are not exactly the same. In Europe this baking ingredient is widely referred to as marzipan \u2013 in North America, the term almond paste is more common.<\/p>\n

However, there\u2019s also a difference in the ratio of almonds to sugar as well as consistency. Almond paste is quite a bit softer and more often used in baked goods like these almond horns. Marzipan is firmer and is used in decoration for cakes. <\/p>\n

Store-bought marzipan and also almond paste is very expensive and often not even that good so I highly recommend making your own using this recipe for homemade marzipan<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It’s so much cheaper, juicier and tastes delicious. You just need some almond flour, icing sugar, and water. <\/p>\n

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The rest of the main ingredients are pantry staples like eggs, icing sugar flour and baking powder.<\/p>\n

Make German Mandelhoernchen as a gift <\/h2>\n

Another great thing about these German Christmas cookies is that they last for a couple of weeks. So if you want to send cookies in the mail this is your recipe.<\/p>\n

Place them in a cute cookie tin along with more homemade treats like my tiramisu truffles<\/a> and a little recipe card! Chocolate-dipped almond horns also make for a fantastic portable cookie to bring to your office Christmas Party or any holiday celebration!<\/p>\n

Ingredients:<\/h2>\n