Traditional German Christmas Cookies

German Christmas Cookies “KEKSIES” at the Taste of Queens 2012

cookie baker — Thu, 10 May 2012 20:18:42 +0000

2 PENZ at the Taste of Queens by Dominick Totino Photography

At the Taste of Queens the 2 PENZ crew presented their “German Christmas Cookies” for the first time to the public in New York. And it was amazing! Under our brand “Keksies” we’ve brought six of our cookie varieties to Queens. The feedback on traditional German “Weihnachtsplätzchen” was overwhelming. Thank you so much for stopping by at our stand and tasting all the cookie varieties we’ve brought. We met a lot of very nice people. Both customers and co-vendors were in excellent mood. I’m sure the great food and drinks (and the ice bars from our friends at brewlabars of course) was the reason for that.

We really had an amazing time at the Citi Field, home of the METS and we are looking forward to see you guys during Christmas time 2012 at the latest! A big THANK YOU we would also like to send once again to the Queens Economic Development Corporation, to the Entrepreneur Space and to Kathrine from mi kitchen es su kitchen.

Keksies Brand of 2 PENZ INC at the "Taste of Queens"

Keksies at the Taste of Queens 2012

cookie baker — Thu, 05 Apr 2012 20:05:23 +0000

Taste of Queens 2012

Foodies and connoisseurs, visit us at Taste of Queens 2012! Try our German Christmas Cookies this spring :) Come and bring your friends and family. Taste the great foods and delicacies offered by restaurants and food purveyors of Queens. Say hello to the guys from the kitchen incubator at the Entrepreneur Space and try some delicious pastries.

Date: Tuesday, May 1, 2012

Time: 6 p.m. to 9 p.m. (ET)

Location: Citi Field’s Caesars Club, 123-01 Roosevelt Ave., Flushing

Cost: $100 per person; $185 per couple

Press And Media Coverage In Germany

cookie baker — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 20:54:04 +0000

Here is some of the press and media coverage we’ve gained during our first years of doing business in Germany.

We’re looking forward to some U.S. press coverage too. So if you think our products are worth sharing with your audience or readers, we’d be happy to hear from you!

freundin DONNA – Woman’s Magazine

Keksdiddn.com in der freundin DONNA

Ein großes Dankeschön geht erneut nach München, an die tolle Redaktion der Freundin Donna! In der Ausgabe November 2011 haben unsere Weihnachtsplätzchen nach Omas Rezepten unter anderem neben der Hofpfisterei aus München und dem Mutterland aus Hamburg Erwähnung gefunden. Toll! Wir freuen uns immer wieder aufs Neue über jede einzelne Nennung, jeden Bericht und tolle Links.

ONLINE BESTELLEN
Selbstgemachtes per Mausklick
“Produkte aus eigener Herstellung gibt es nicht nur in Hofläden auf dem Land, sondern auch im Netz. …z.B. Kekse nach Omas Rezepten (keksdiddn.com, ab 6 Euro),…”

freundin DONNA, November 2011

Brigitte – Women’s Magazine

Tipp 21: Backen lassen

Guter Tipp. Wenn man selbst keine Lust oder Zeit zum aufwändigen Backen hat oder wenn man einfach eine deutlich entspanntere Vorweihnachtszeit genießen will. So sieht man das offenbar auch bei der Brigitte, die uns online und in der Print Ausgabe 25 im Jahr 2010 freundlicher Weise erwähnt hat. Vielen Dank dafür!

50 Tipps gegen den Weihnachtsstress

Tipp 21
Backen lassen
“Selbst gemachte Plätzchen wären echt toll, aber wann soll ich die denn backen? Die Lösung: Nachschub unter www.keksdiddn.com…”

Brigitte vom 17. November 2010

myself – Women’s Magazine

Keksdiddn at myself.de

Nicht nur in der Print Ausgabe der myself, sondern auch online war die Redaktion der myself so nett, uns zu erwähnen. Zwischen Hofpfisterei und Feinkost Käfer genannt zu werden, ist natürlich eine große Ehre und Freude für uns Plätzchenbäcker. Vielen Dank auch dafür!

KEKSDIDDN.COM
Man soll ja nicht lügen, schon gar nicht um die Weihnachtszeit. Aber die Plätzchen sehen so herrlich selbst gebacken aus, dass die Verlockung einfach zu groß ist, sie als die eigenen auszugeben.

myself.de (http://www.myself.de/articles/mode/mode-trends/online-shopping/2010/09/15/7/23564/)

Q: Why are there no “Vanillekipferl”?

cookie baker — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 04:00:57 +0000

A:
This is a question we have a quite simple answer for.Because we are NOT YET satisfied with our “Vanillekipferl” results. As soon as we are going to be satisfied with the results we will certainly offer them here.
P.S. Vanillekipferl are iconic German and Austrian Christmas pastries. In the U.S. they may be called sand tarts.

Q: Who Runs Keksies.com?

cookie baker — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 03:45:50 +0000

A:
We are two German entrepreneurs who started the Christmas cookie business in Hamburg, Germany in 2009 as additional business. Back then we called it keksdiddn.com because one of the founders was born in Bavaria, Germany. There the words “Keks Diddn” – which is Bavarian accent – mean “cookie bag”.
When we moved our business to the United States in 2011 we decided to change the name into something which would be easier to understand in any language. New York City, where our business is at home now, is the ideal place to grow our business. From here we serve both the German and the U.S. market.
Read more about us and our story at the about section.

Marzipan Cookie (Marzipanplätzchen)

cookie baker — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:47:56 +0000

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Marzipan cookies are the most delicate pastries among our line-up. The base pastry is covered with a thin layer of marzipan which gets an all natural icing decorated with a candied cherry. Awesome!

Ingredients:
Flour, sugar, butter, hazelnuts, baking powder, vanilla sugar, marzipan, jam, juice of fresh lemons, candied cherry.

Recipe:
We will never disclose any of the recipes. Since it’s our grandmothers recipes:)

Get our delicious marzipan cookies by the dozen or find them in one of our three gift boxes.

Get a dozen marzipan cookies for only $ 15.99
+ shipping

The following gift boxes of course also contain yummy marzipan cookies: Neighbor, Son-In-Law, Family

Chocolate Bread (Schokoladenbrot)

cookie baker — Fri, 28 Oct 2011 00:13:52 +0000

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Chocolate bread is one of our favorite among German christmas pastries. Fluffy chocolate batter, half chocolate dipped chocolate bread ideally accompanies a cup of coffee (we prefer Illy espresso).

Ingredients:
Who’d have thunk? Chocolate! And flour, sugar, butter, eggs, almonds, hazelnuts.

Recipe:
We will never disclose any of the recipes. Since it’s our grandmothers recipes:)

Get them by the dozen or find them in our gift boxes.

Get a dozen chocolate bread cookies for only $ 9.99
+ shipping

The following gift boxes of course also contain chocolate bread cookies: Neighbor, Son-In-Law, Family

Cinnamon Star (Zimtstern)

cookie baker — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:59:51 +0000

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Cinnamon Stars called “Zimtsterne” in Germany probably are THE iconic Christmas cookies. Juicy and smooth with a crisp all natural frosting.

Ingredients:
White of egg, sugar, almonds, salt, lemon juice, and believe it or not: cinnamon

Recipe:
We will never disclose any of the recipes. Since it’s our grandmothers recipes:)

Get them by the dozen or find them in one of our three gift boxes.

Get a dozen cinnamon stars for only $ 6.99
+ shipping

The following gift boxes of course also contain cinnamon stars: Neighbor, Son-In-Law, Family

Walnut Cookie (Walnussplätzchen)

cookie baker — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:46:01 +0000

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Walnut cookies probably are the most complex cookie of our line-up. Two layers of tender pastry are covering a juicy jam filling. Dipped in couverture and fine cut nuts they are decorated with a walnut half.

Ingredients:
flour, butter, walnuts, sugar, couverture, jam, ginger, vanilla bean, walnut half

Recipe:
We will never disclose any of the recipes. Since it’s our grandmothers recipes:)

Walnut cookies are available by the dozen and in our gift boxes.

Get a dozen walnut cookies for only $ 14,99
+ shipping

The following gift boxes of course also contain walnut cookies: Neighbor, Son-In-Law, Family

Florentine (Florentiner)

cookie baker — Thu, 27 Oct 2011 23:23:09 +0000

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Gorgeous caramelized fruity body on a thin batter.

Ingredients:
butter, powdered sugar, eggs, flour, sugar, honey, cream, almonds, candied lemon peel, candied orange peel, candied cherries

Recipe:
We will never disclose any of the recipes. Since it’s our grandmothers recipes:)

Not only at Christmas florentines are popular. Actually they also go extremely well together with a cup of coffe or tea during the rest of the year. So you can either get florentines in our gift boxes or by the dozen.

Get a dozen florentines for only $ 6,99
+ shipping

The following gift boxes of course also contain florentines: Neighbor, Son-In-Law, Family