The route home from Brussels took us through Aachen, a beautiful town on the German border. We decided to stop for lunch, a quick tour of the cathedral, and to purchase a Printen cookie.Only available in Aachen, Printen cookies are thick and a little bit chewy. They are reminiscent of gingerbread, with cinnamon, cloves, and anise, but more complex from the addition of candied orange peel, pimento, and coriander. You can get the cookies covered in chocolate or studded with almonds.
When we visited Aachen before Christmas, Santa-shaped cookies filled the store windows. On Monday, they were bunny shaped. I’ll have to go back to Aachen again just to see what other shapes they come in.
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