Bretzelsonndeg is around the corner (this Sunday, 30th March 2025), and it really is one of my favourite Luxembourgish traditions!

On this day, a man should offer his beloved a sweet pretzel. If she accepts, she in return will have to give her man a chocolate egg for Easter. If she refuses, she gives him a basket – hence the Luxembourgish expression ‘hie krut de Kuef’ (he got the basket) if you get dumped…

You can expect long queues at the bakeries this Sunday, so if you want to avoid them, you should consider making a bretzel yourself. But I understand that for most, the thought of standing in the kitchen for hours to recreate my yeast bretzel from the cover of my baking book is a daunting one..

That’s why I’ve come up with this super easy Bretzel cookie recipe. The inspiration comes from palmiers – litte caramelized puff pastry “ears” that are popular in France. I’ve simply doused store-bought all butter puff pastry with lots of spiced sugar, and then shaped it into a little bretzel. The result are super crispy, caramelized bretzel cookies. Perfect with a cup of coffee!