Two cookies in Santander, Spain - Confitería Máximo Gómez

Too sweet, which bascially blocked any other flavour.

The cookies were bought from Confitería Máximo Gómez Santander .

Two cakes in Beaune, Burgundy, France

The shop is called Passion Millot - Maison Bouché.

The cookies were good but nothing out of the ordinary.

The prices are above average.

Two cookies in Obernai, France - Patissier Gross

Good and fresh, perfect place to wait for the rain to pass.

Official website: www.gross.fr

Two cookies in Perugia, Italy - Pasticceria Sandri

The cookies were OK, but not something special or something we would eat a second time.

Lemon cookies - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients:

• 240 grams of flour
• 120 grams of butter
• 100 grams of powdered sugar
• 2 egg yolks
• the zest and juice of 1 lemon
• half of a packet with baking powder

Mix the sugar with the egg yolks.

Add the melted butter and mix until well incorporated.

Add the zest and the lemon juice and mix.

Add the flour previously mixed with the baking powder. Let the dough rest in the fridge for 1 hour.

Preheat the oven at 180 Celsius degrees.

Make little balls and put it in an oven tray at 180 Celsius degrees for 10-14 minutes.

Brush some lemon juice over the cookies, immediately after you've taken them out of the oven.

Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found here

Cookies in Palermo, Sicily

Decent, but not a discovery - Touring Cafe, Palermo, Sicily

Two cookies in Helsingborg - Fahlmans Konditori

The pastry shop is right in the city center. It seems to be one of the traditional ones, similar to Namur in Luxembourg.

The prices are rather high compared to Luxembourg, but hey, it´s Sweden.

The cookies were fresh but did not impressed us.

Two cookies in Karlstadt, Germany

Good and fresh.

The shop was part of a chain omnipresent in the Franconia region: Maxl Back.

Two cookies in Naples, Italy - Antico Forno delle Sfogliatelle Calde Fratelli Attanasio, Napoli , Italy

Good and fresh, probably the best you can eat in Naples.

Located just off Piazza Garibaldi, near the central train station.

Two cookies in Palermo - Spinnato

The best we ate in Palermo.

Two cookies in Castelbuono, Sicily - Fiasconaro Pasticceria

Very good and fresh.

The shop was opened also at 8:30 AM on a Sunday.

See details on their official website: www.fiasconaro.com

Two cookies in Palermo, Sicily - Cappello Pasticceria

Recommended by locals as one of the best in town. We were not really convinced.

Cinnamon cookies - recipe (including photos)

Ingredients:

• 350 grams of wheat flour
• 50 grams of sugar
• 4 spoons with honey
• 2 eggs
• 1 spoon with cinnamon
• half of a spoon with baking powder
• a bit of salt

Mix the eggs with the sugar and the honey.

 Add the salt and the cinnamon and mix.

Add the flour (previously mixed with the baking powder) and mix.

Spread the dough on the table (thin as you want the cookies to be) and make forms.

Put the cookies in the oven at 180 Celsius degrees for 10 minutes or until brown.

Ingredients for decoration:

• 1 egg white
• 30 grams of sugar
• few drops of lemon juice

Beat the egg white with the sugar. Add the lemon juice and mix until thick.

Make shapes from the egg white above the cookies. Let the cookies for a few hours in a cold place to harden the decoration.

Enjoy!

The original recipe can be found here