{"id":3658,"date":"2019-02-11T20:06:50","date_gmt":"2019-02-11T20:06:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/aebackup.christineweeks.com\/?p=1620"},"modified":"2022-04-05T11:13:02","modified_gmt":"2022-04-05T09:13:02","slug":"basler-lackerli-swiss-cookies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/annas-eats.com\/en\/basler-lackerli-swiss-cookies\/","title":{"rendered":"Basler L\u00e4ckerli, Swiss Biscuits!"},"content":{"rendered":"

<\/span>For this second recipe of the Swiss Food Discovery Project, I'm making little cookies. L\u00e4ckerlis from Basel to be precise. Despite its modest appearance, it's a rather chic little cake. And even feminist, you'll find out why. But above all, it's good to lick your fingers. (yes I know, it's not done).<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

The L\u00e0ckerli has its legend<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

This little cookie, which dates back to the 15th century, does not look like much. But it is made with very exclusive ingredients for the time: honey and spices. It is said that it was the members of the Council of Basel who, having judged the gingerbread too ordinary, demanded a cookie more adapted to their fine palates. I can't say whether the legend is due to their desire to fart higher than their behinds or some other reason, but in any case, history has retained this version for a long time. Somebody took revenge on his friends... In fact, since the spices used in the composition of L\u00e4ckerli had not yet appeared in Switzerland in the 15th century, it is unfortunately not possible to retain this version of the story. Too bad, too bad...<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n

A cookie offered by widows<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

In fact, the L\u00e4ckerli made a stir especially from the 18th century. The confectioners of Basel demanded that the widows, who made L\u00e4ckerlis at home to improve their income, stop their production. The population was outraged by this and it had the opposite effect. At the same time as St. Gallen and Nuremberg, the making of L\u00e4ckerlis was officially declared a \"free trade\", to the detriment of the bakers. For once it is the women who have won... So, by eating l\u00e4ckerlis, you become a feminist. Nice, isn't it?<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n

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Basler L\u00e4ckerli, Swiss Biscuits!<\/h2>\n\n\t\t