Bethmännchen
bethmännchen german little bethmann pastry made marzipan almond powdered sugar rosewater flour egg traditional cookie usually baked christmas day widely available chocolate shop around frankfurt special commodity sold frankfurt christmas market one oldest christmas market germany date back far name come family bethmann legend parisian pastry chef jean jacques gautenier developed recipe banker city councilor simon moritz von bethmann originally bethmännchen decorated four almond one son simon moritz death son heinrich fourth almond removed however story unlikely since simon moritz died already one half century manufacturing form recipe never changed list almond dish list german dessert list pastry recipe bethmännchen konditorei hollhorst bethmannchen living home magazine november issue via google translate bethmannchen via google translate