In Switzerland, what is the Christmas cookie made with almond and honey called?

In Switzerland, the Christmas cookie made with almond and honey is called Basler Läckerli.

Basler Läckerli is a traditional hard, spice-scented biscuit from Basel. Its dough commonly combines honey, almonds, hazelnuts, candied orange or lemon peel, flour and sometimes Kirsch. Bakers roll it thin, bake it, brush the hot slab with sugar glaze and cut it into rectangles.

Although it is strongly associated with Swiss holiday baking, Läckerli are not exclusively Christmas cookies: they are sold throughout the year. The name is related to German lecker, meaning “delicious,” with -li functioning as a diminutive in Swiss German.

A common mix-up is Zimtsterne, another Swiss and German-speaking Christmas favorite made mainly with almonds, egg whites and cinnamon. Basler Läckerli are distinguished by their honey-rich, gingerbread-like dough, candied peel and characteristic rectangular shape. The earliest Swiss Läckerli recipe is recorded in 1621, while Basel references appear by 1711.