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40 Traditional French Christmas ” Bredele” Cookies… and some from Abroad

Unwrap the magic of the holidays with this collection of 40 traditional French Christmas cookie recipes, known as Bredele! Discover the art of baking Bredele and fill your home with the warm scents of vanilla, almond, and cinnamon. Whether you’re a seasoned baker or just starting out, these delightful recipes will transport you straight to a charming Alsatian Christmas market. Get ready to sprinkle some joy into your holiday baking!

There is nothing that feels more like Christmas than homemade baked cookies…The warm oven, the smell of rich spices, the decoration… Baking for Friends, Family… and with Family is such a special time of the year.

Baking French Cookies or as we call it back home “Bredele” brings Christmas Baking to a whole new level! Whether you are familiar or not with these cookies, its tradition, here is a little History for you….

Have you ever heard of the word “Bredele”? They are traditional Christmas cookies from Alsace, France. The word bredele is Alsatian, which is a German dialect, as a result to its proximity with Germany. According to Bredele.fr, the exact history of these cookies is hard to establish: “The first recipes of bredele in Strasbourg date back to the 14th century” and that “they became very popular over Alsace during the early 19th century with the introduction of cookie-cutters (emporte-pièces) in French kitchens.”

A Christmas Tradition: Alsatians start making their bredele early in the holiday season, sometimes as early as November. Most families have their own secret recipes passed down through the generations. Some people make many types of bredele… as many as 10 – 12 kinds which are mixed and arranged between metal tin boxes to be gifted to Friends and Family.

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21 Comments on “40 Traditional French Christmas ” Bredele” Cookies… and some from Abroad”

Not parisienne
November 28, 2025

Coucou, quel choix ! Il y a de quoi se régaler ! Bisous

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Merci beaucoup Marie! Les biscuits de Noël sont une vraie passion pour moi! Bises, ~Nessa
  
Delphine B
November 28, 2025

Waou tu nous gâtes, il y en a du choix
Bises

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Merci beaucoup! C’est ma passion les Bredele! Grosses bises, ~Nessa
  
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Jackie
December 2, 2024

Que de choix gourmands, Bises Nessa

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Merci Jackie! ~Nessa
  
plaisiretequilibre
December 1, 2024

oh la la quelle magnifique collection de petits gâteaux de noël ! il y en a plusieurs qui me font de l’oeil ! bravo pour toutes ces belles recettes ! gros bisous

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Je te remercie, les bredele, c’est ma passion! Bises, ~Nessa
  
Lelabodemaman
December 1, 2024

OhLALA GENIALES TOUTES CES IDEES GOURMANDES, on a juste envie de tous les dévorer ! BiSES

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Tu me fais très plaisir, Grosses Bises, ~Nessa
  
ISCA
November 28, 2024

Tous tes biscuits me font de l’oeil et en particulier ceux aux fruits confits, les sablés diamant colorés ainsi que les moufles qui sont incroyables ! Toutes mes félicitations, vraiment !!!

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Ceux aux fruits confits sont vraiment délicieux! Bises, ~Nessa
  
Marion
November 27, 2024

Quelle sélection féérique ! Tu nous met bien dans l’ambiance de Noël.
J’ai fait ma sélection de biscuits hier ! J’ai hâte de m’y mettre.
Bonne journée, bises.

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Moi aussi j’ai bien hâte de m’y mettre 🙂 Bises, ~Nessa
  
guy59620
November 25, 2024

de superbes choses à réaliser
un très bon après-midi bises

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Merci pour ta gentillesse Guy. Bises, ~Nessa
  
Chantal SEVESTRE
November 25, 2024

Coucou, avec un tel panel de biscuits tu es sure que je vais te voler des recettes… Belle journée

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Tu es adorable Chantal! Merci beaucoup, ~Nessa
  
la cuisine de poupoule
November 25, 2024

On a du choix merci pour ces belles idées
Bonne journée Bisous

- bakingwithnessa
  November 28, 2025
  
  Merci beaucoup tu me fais très plaisir! Bisous, ~Nessa

40 Traditional French Christmas ” Bredele” Cookies… and some from Abroad

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