Definition of springerle in US English:
springerle
nounPlural springerles SHpriNGərləSHpriNGərlə
A German anise-flavored Christmas cookie with an embossed design on top made with a special rolling pin.
Example sentencesExamples
- Dresden stollen is one of the most famous German Christmas breads; plainer Stollen are also made, some aniseed flavoured, as are springerle biscuits.
- Making traditional springerle is quick and easy with this 20-pattern, machine-carved wooden pin.
- Making springerles is quite a production because you have to hand-press the wooden mold into the cookies dough and cut out each individual cookie.
- Place the cookie sheets in the preheated oven; reduce heat to 300° and bake the springerle for 25 to 30 minutes, until slightly golden on bottoms, but white on top.
- After going through the stocking stuffers we head to the dining room for springerles and cinnamon rolls.
Origin
German dialect Springerle, literally 'little jumping horses'.