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Brunsli from Basel, chocolate and almond biscuits

Basel brunsli, chocolate almond cookies

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Basel Brownies: Dark chocolate, almond, and kirsch Christmas cookies, dried overnight before being baked. A festive scent to share.

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The Basler Brunsli are Swiss Christmas biscuits made with almonds and dark chocolate, flavored with kirsch (a type of cherry liqueur) and cinnamon.

Ingredients and directions

  • Prep time30 min
  • Cook time12 min
  • Resting25 hr
  • Total25 hr 42 min
  • DifficultyMedium
  • CostModerate
  • Cooking methodOven baking
  • Estimated cost$11.85 $2.96 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
  • Gluten-free

Ingredients

4 people
  • $3.94
  • $0.39
  • $4.59
  • $1.60
  • $1.22
  • $0.11

Prices from US supermarkets for 4 of 6 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.

Directions

  1. Finely grate the chocolate, without melting it.
  2. Combine the almonds and sugar with the spices. ≈ 4 min
  3. Add the chocolate, egg whites, and Kirsch, then knead with the robot’s dough hook attachment until a dough forms. ≈ 10 min
  4. Form a ball with your hand. If the dough is too sticky, add a little more almond flour. ≈ 10 min
  5. Cover the dough with cling film and refrigerate for 1 hour.
  6. Sprinkle sugar evenly over the work surface, then spread the dough to a thickness of about 1 cm. ≈ 4 min
  7. Use cookie cutters to create shapes, and let them dry for 12 to 24 hours.
  8. Place in a preheated oven for approximately 12 minutes: the surface should be dry and the inside still soft.
  9. Let them cool on a wire rack, without any baking paper underneath. The edges will continue to dry as they cool, but the inside should remain slightly moist.

The bill

Basel brunsli, chocolate almond cookies

  • 150 g of very bitter dark chocolate (at least 90% cocoa)$3.94
  • 500 g of sugar$0.39
  • 500 g of ground almonds$4.59
  • 4 egg whites$1.60
  • 2 tablespoons of kirsch$1.22
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon$0.11

Total$11.85

that's $2.96 per person

Estimated price; varies by store.

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Ingredients

  • 150 g of very bitter dark chocolate (at least 90% cocoa)
  • 500 g of sugar
  • 500 g of ground almonds
  • 4 egg whites
  • 2 tablespoons of kirsch
  • A pinch of ground cloves
  • 1 teaspoon of cinnamon

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