Speculoos Cookies from Alsace - Pardon Your French

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Before getting into the Christmas spirit, the French from Alsace and Lorraine first get ready for the feast day of St Nicholas, on December 6. Just like in Germany and most Western Christian countr…
Before getting into the Christmas spirit, the French from Alsace and Lorraine first get ready for the feast day of St Nicholas, on December 6. Just like in Germany and most Western Christian countries, St Nicholas Day is a big celebration in Alsace – almost as important as Christmas. Bakeries and home kitchens fill up with delicious treats such as mannalas (men-shaped chocolate-chip brioches), spiced breads and bredeles, an assortment of small cakes and Alsatian biscuits. And while there are so many of them (too many to be counted!), a