Steenstra's Cookie Legend - St. Nicholas Center (2024)
Steenstra's Almond St. Claus Cookies tell a unique version of the St. Nicholas legend. Cookie packages come with all five shapes.
St. Nicholas lived in a windmill by the sea.
Early in the morning, the rooster crowed to wake St. Nicholas so he could get ready to visit children.
All day long St. Nicholas rode his horse from orphanage to orphanage.
St. Nicholas gave cookies to all the girls and boys.
St. Nicholas visited children all day long, until late evening when the owl sang him to sleep.
The Steenstra family immigrated from the Netherlands to Grand Rapids, Michigan, in 1920. In 1947 they built a bakery to make their family's delicious speculaas cookie recipe. Dutch speculaas cookies became known as "Windmill Cookies" in the US. After fire burned the bakery in 1988 the family rebuilt in Hudsonville, a town west of Grand Rapids. The Steenstra's St. Claus cookies are still made from the original family recipe, using only natural ingredients and no preservatives. There are twenty cookies in a package.
WINDMILL: Because Santa Claus lives in a windmill. ROOSTER: Because Santa Claus starts his day at sun-up. SANTA CLAUS ON A HORSE: He makes presents for children. BOY AND GIRL: Love to receive presents. OWL: Because Santa Claus works till sun-down.
Steenstra's Cookies were bought by Joanne and Harold Voorhees in 1994. They have honored the recipe and history of the company. They have also developed custom cookies under the Cookies Unique label.
Cookies are available online from VanderVeen's The Dutch Store, Peters Gourmet Market,and by the case from amazon.com. They are also available from Meijer and SpartanNash (Family Fare, etc) stores in the midwest, and Publix Super Markets in Florida.You are on St. Nicholas Center website; we are not Steenstra's.
After fire burned the bakery in 1988 the family rebuilt in Hudsonville, a town west of Grand Rapids. The Steenstra's St. Claus cookies are still made from the original family recipe, using only natural ingredients and no preservatives.
The Steenstra family arrived in Grand Rapids in 1926 and opened their first bakery in Wyoming in 1947, where they established the iconic “windmill cookie” brand.
Since January 2016, Starbucks has been featuring cookies from Michel et Augustin in all of their US stores. How did a baked-goods company that started out of a Paris apartment land a deal with one of the largest coffee chains in the world?
Gastrointestinal distress: Dogs can't properly digest almonds. While consuming one or two might not cause any issues, too many can lead to vomiting, diarrhea, gas, lethargy and appetite loss.
You might know these traditional Northern European Sinterklaas treats as windmill cookies, Biscoff cookies, or speculaas (their Dutch name), but we assure you that this is the only speculoos recipe you will ever need. You will be rewarded with a heady spice-market aroma as these cookies bake.
Flavored with cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, cardamom, and white pepper, many know the treat as “windmill cookies.” Speculaas cookies are stamped on one side with decorative shapes including windmills, farmhouses, animals, and other figures.
Today is National Oreo Cookie Day! On this day in 1912, Oreo cookies were first developed and produced by Nabisco in New York City. It's time to celebrate the iconic crunchy chocolate sandwich cookie with the sweet vanilla cream filling that Americans have enjoyed for over one hundred years.
Original chocolate macadamia nuts family recipe for forty years we have been making these amazing melt in your mouth cookies by hand on Guam! Each bag has 8 ounces of delicious cookies! Includes shipping!
We operate out of a modern 90,000 sq. ft. baking facility located in Clifton, NJ. We only use premium ingredients with NO artificial flavors or preservatives.
Address: Suite 492 62479 Champlin Loop, South Catrice, MS 57271
Phone: +9663362133320
Job: District Sales Analyst
Hobby: Digital arts, Dance, Ghost hunting, Worldbuilding, Kayaking, Table tennis, 3D printing
Introduction: My name is Kieth Sipes, I am a zany, rich, courageous, powerful, faithful, jolly, excited person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
We notice you're using an ad blocker
Without advertising income, we can't keep making this site awesome for you.
