The taste of Christmas: Festive cookies to gift

Christmas is the time of year when the smallest gestures can bring the greatest joy. And what could be better than a gift made by hand, with care and attention to every detail?

This special festive experience invites you to spend a cozy December evening immersed in the world of Christmas baking. Together with Chef Ivelina Ivanova and Petya Shmarova, you will prepare, decorate, and beautifully package more than 20 festive cookies in three different varieties – as beautiful as those in a pastry shop window, yet made entirely by you.

You will learn how the right techniques, a little imagination, and beautiful presentation can transform homemade cookies into stylish and personal Christmas gifts.

During the course, you will prepare:

• Large, delicious gingerbread cookies – beautiful Christmas shapes decorated with colorful fondant sheets and carefully cut like a puzzle for an impressive festive effect.
• Linzer cookies with white chocolate – delicate buttery cookies dipped in white chocolate and decorated with dried fruit and pistachios. An elegant festive treat that looks just as good as it tastes.
• Colorful Crinkle Cookies – soft and aromatic on the inside, with their signature crackled surface and beautiful festive colors that will brighten up any Christmas gift box.

In addition to the recipes, you will learn:

• how to keep your cookies fresh and aromatic for longer;
• how to arrange them in beautiful gift boxes and cellophane packages;
• how a few small details can transform homemade cookies into stylish Christmas gifts;
• how to combine different types of cookies into beautifully arranged festive gift sets;
• decoration ideas that you can use for your Christmas cookies in the future.

At the end of the experience, you will take home 4–5 beautifully arranged gift sets, filled with the cookies you have prepared and decorated yourself.

There is also one more little gift – each participant will receive a large, high-quality metal cookie cutter, so the Christmas spirit can continue at home.

Lecturers: Chef Ivelina Ivanova and Petya Shmarova

Location: Menu Culinary School, Sofia, 6–8 Maestro Mihail Milkov St.

Date & Time: December 17, 2026
5:00 PM – 9:00 PM

The voucher is valid for one participant.

Four hours filled with the aromas of butter, cinnamon, ginger, and chocolate, during which you will create not just Christmas cookies, but gifts with a personal touch.

Give yourself a festive experience that will continue long after the course – in beautiful boxes beneath the Christmas tree and in the smiles of the people who receive them.