Spitzbuben

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Jun 11, 2010

These turned out beautifully. I learned how to make these when I lived in Germany, but I lost the recipe. This one seems identical. Make sure to cut out extra tops, because they will ocassionally crack during baking. In true German style, I love to put sauerkirsch (sour cherry) jam in the middle for a kick of tartness.

—BellaSmartino

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Jul 16, 2004

These cookies are delicious! This has quickly become a new family favorite...I made a batch to send to my grandmother, but they were all gone before I could get them in the mail!

—OOMPAH

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11 Ratings

Nov 14, 2011

Perfect. I struggled to use my mother in law's recipe, which is in German and uses weights rather than volume measurements. This recipe worked beautifully and even my German husband was thrilled. Thank you so much! Now that Advent is approaching, I plan to make several batches!

—sfr

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Mar 01, 2011

These are very yummy. The only reason it isnt getting 5 stars is because it was a real pain to make. Ive never made these before so I did not know if what I was doing is right. I wish the directions were more detailed. My dough was very crumbly and hard to work with, I dont know if it was supposed to be this way or if I did something wrong? The taste was great though. I also didnt know if the cookies were supposed to be golden when taking them out of the oven, so I just did 8 minutes (not golden, but tasted good) so I guess thats how their supposed to be.

—Ilikefrenchies

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Nov 09, 2011

I've made Spitzbuben every year as part of my christmas baking, but lost my recipe in my recent move. These are delicious, I also pefer to use sour preserve like rasberry.

—blueplate

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Apr 12, 2011

Lovely, light cookie! I wasn't able to give the recipe five stars, though, due to the following errors: If the dough were rolled out to 3/4" thickness, not only would you have a cookie that's 1-1/2" high when finished, there's no way, unless each was only about an inch around, you'd be able to cut out 60 cookies in order to make 30. I rolled out my dough to about 3/16", and I got 40 heart shaped cookies, 2" wide at the widest part. Almost all other Spitzbuben recipes say to roll out the dough to 1/4" (one said 1/8"). I warmed up about 3/4c. preserves, and I had a few of tablespoons leftover. 1/2c. would have been plenty. Minor oops is the typo in the second to last sentence. ;0)

—phineas

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Mar 30, 2010

We use red currant jam, the sourness makes it delicious.

—Kurkuma

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Nov 11, 2006

These are pretty good. I made them wrong though. Hah. They ended up really tall. :P

—kayla

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Nutrition

Calories
160 kcal
8%

Carbohydrates
22.8 g
7%

Cholesterol
18 mg
6%

Fiber
0.5 g
2%

Protein
1.6 g
3%

Sodium
68 mg
3%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

Nutritional Information

Spitzbuben

Serving Size: 1/30 of a recipe
Servings Per Recipe: 30
Amount Per Serving
Calories: 160
Calories from Fat: 63

% Daily Value *
Total Fat 7g 11 %
Saturated Fat 4.4g 22 %
Cholesterol 18mg 6 %
Sodium 68mg 3 %
Potassium 26mg < 1 %
Total Carbohydrates 22.8g 7 %
Dietary Fiber 0.5g 2 %
Protein 1.6g 3 %
** Sugars 10.4g
Vitamin A 4 %
Vitamin C 2 %
Calcium < 1 %
Iron 7 %
Thiamin 10 %
Niacin 8 %
Vitamin B6 < 1 %
Magnesium 1 %
Folate 15 %

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.
(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.