Coming home to the scent of cookies baking was a sure sign Christmas was coming when Michelle Herberger was little. Her mother would start baking the family's springerle cookies a few weeks before ...

*Refers to the latest 2 years of stltoday.com stories. Cancel anytime. Yield: About 5 dozen small cookies 4 large eggs 2 cups granulated sugar 1/2 teaspoon anise oil (see note) 1. If using a stand ...

MONDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2000-- A closeup of Springerle (Anise Cakes) as prepared by Mrs. B. Lou Ann Card. The rolling pin is used to set the unique shapes on the cookies, and is also Mrs. Card's mothers.

They're called springerles, and you can learn to make them yourself in workshops scheduled Saturday-Sunday, Nov. 9-10, at the German American Heritage Center in Davenport. The classes will be taught ...