Ok, February's feature is not a cake but heart-shaped springerle cookies beautifully decorated by member Melania Cammisa. These delicate cookies are perfect for a Valentine's Day gift, Victorian tea party, or bridal shower.
Springerle are white, anise-flavored cookies made from a simple egg-flour-sugar dough. After the cookie dough is made, a design is pressed into the dough with a springerle rolling pin or mold and then the cookies are baked. For centuries, springerle have been the traditional Christmas cookie in Bavaria, Austria, and Switzerland, and some of the earliest molds found date from the 4th century. Springerle can also be creatively used as decorations on cakes.
Melania collects springerle cookie molds and has a real joy baking, decorating, and gifting the cookies.
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