Bethmännchen
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- Bethmännchen
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- Germany
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- Pastry
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- Marzipan, almonds, powdered sugar, rosewater, flour, eggs
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Bethmännchen (German for "a little Bethmann") is a pastry made from marzipan with almond, powdered sugar, rosewater, flour and egg. It is a traditional cookie usually baked for Christmas Day and is widely available in chocolate shops around Frankfurt.
It is a special commodity sold in Frankfurt's Christmas market, one of the oldest Christmas markets in Germany which dates back as far as 1393.
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