
Phillip, a 7-year old friend of mine celebrated his First Communion in May. I made springerle cookies for the reception as my gift to him. In addition to the religious-themed cookies, Phillip liked: Small animals Vanilla flavor, and White and milk chocolate on the backs of the cookies. His mom wanted about 50 cookies. I…
Oh so very beautiful! Thank you for the detailed information as well.
Dusting the bottoms of the cookies so they don’t stick (?) seems curious. In my experience you want the bottoms to settle and slightly adhere to the base so the tops puff highly leaving the little “foot”. Just fixing the chocolate just to the foot is a good idea. I’ve never been successful with this – alas. Like your blog.
How wonderful to celebrate a first communion with springerle! I have used and especially love “Jesus and the Children” for baptism, first communion, and confirmation celebrations. Blessings for Phillip! Great Job Patrice!