Kinokuniya (紀ノ国屋) is releasing a range of Christmas sweets, on sale from November 10 (Tuesday).
The Christmas sweets bag, a popular item every year, returns this year as the "Shiny Sweets Bag" (シャイニースイーツバッグ), with an elegant sheen. The lineup also includes the "Christmas Mini Sweets Bag" (クリスマスミニスイーツバッグ) with charms, homemade cookies in Christmas motifs, and stollen, the traditional German baked sweet enjoyed while waiting for Christmas. They work as gifts for someone special or as companions for the Christmas season at home.
"Shiny Sweets Bag" With an Elegant Glossy Finish
The "Shiny Sweets Bag" is a drawstring bag with a glossy finish, available in three colors: gold, silver, and pink. Inside are three kinds of baked sweets: special cookies, polvorón (ポルボローネ), and Baumkuchen (chocolate).
Once the sweets are gone, the bag can be reused as a bag-in-bag or a small-item case. It is a seasonal sweets set that suits a Christmas gift or a treat for yourself.
Kinokuniya Shiny Sweets Bag (Gold / Silver / Pink)
- Contents: 1 Baumkuchen (chocolate), 80 g special cookies, 4 polvorones
- Size: approx. 14.5 cm (length) × 17.5 cm (width) × 21 cm (height, including the handle)
- Price: ¥1,944 each (tax included)
"Christmas Mini Sweets Bag" With Charms
The palm-sized mini bag comes in two colors, with either a "Ginger Man" (ジンジャーマン) or a "Tree" (ツリー) charm for a Christmas look.
Inside are tree-shaped salt cookies and a Baumkuchen (chocolate). It also suits a small gift to bring along or a petite gift, and choosing the color and design for the recipient is part of the fun.
Kinokuniya Christmas Mini Sweets Bag (Ginger Man / Tree)
- Contents: 2 Christmas Island Salt Cookies (Tree), 1 Baumkuchen (chocolate)
- Size: approx. 14 cm (including the handle) × 8.5 cm (width) × 5.5 cm (gusset)
- Price: ¥853 each (tax included)
Christmas-Motif Cookies
Cookies shaped like Christmas trees, ginger men, and stars are also on offer, each with its own flavor. They suit an afternoon snack at home, Christmas party sweets, or a small gift.
Christmas Island Salt Cookies (Tree)
Tree-shaped cookies with Christmas Island salt (クリスマス島の塩) kneaded into the dough. The mellow saltiness brings out the sweetness of the cookie.
- Contents: 5 Christmas Island Salt Cookies (Tree)
- Price: ¥561 (tax included)
Mini Ginger Man Cookies
Mini cookies in the shape of a ginger man (ミニジンジャーマンクッキー). The pack contains two types, plain and cocoa, each with a different flavor.
- Contents: 4 Mini Ginger Man Cookies (plain), 4 Mini Ginger Man Cookies (cocoa)
- Price: ¥561 (tax included)
Christmas Cookie Assortment
An assortment of three kinds: Christmas tree-shaped salt cookies, cocoa Ginger Man cookies, and star-shaped cookies. With cookies of different colors and shapes together, it is also suited to sharing at a Christmas party.
- Contents: 5 Christmas Island Salt Cookies, 5 Mini Ginger Man Cookies (cocoa), 10 Christmas Star Cookies
- Price: ¥997 (tax included)
Stollen, a Traditional Baked Sweet for the Wait Until Christmas
Stollen (シュトーレン) is a traditional German baked sweet and one of the pleasures of the Christmas season. Kinokuniya offers three distinctive types, baked by pâtissiers who follow the traditional method.
"Marzipan Stollen," Whose Flavor Deepens Day by Day
The flavor of the "Marzipan Stollen" (マジパンシュトーレン) deepens little by little as it matures. In Germany, it is customary to eat stollen in thin slices a little at a time during the Advent period while waiting for Christmas, so the rich flavor can be enjoyed over the days leading up to the holiday.
- Price: ¥3,456 for 1 loaf, ¥1,944 for a half loaf (tax included)
"Chocolate Stollen" With a Rich Chocolate Flavor
The "Chocolate Stollen" (チョコレートシュトーレン) pairs rich chocolate with dried fruit steeped in rum and fragrant macadamia nuts. The fruit flavor and nut texture add accents to the deep taste of the chocolate. It contains Western-style liquor.
- Price: ¥1,944 (tax included)
"Mini Stollen (Fruit)" Featuring Dried Fruit
The "Mini Stollen (Fruit)" (ミニシュトーレン（フルーツ）) is a mini-size stollen with dried orange and dried lemon kneaded into the dough. The fresh citrus flavor spreads through each bite, a fit for the Christmas season. It contains Western-style liquor.
- Price: ¥1,728 (tax included)
How to Buy
Kinokuniya's official online store has a Christmas feature page: https://www.super-kinokuniya.jp/c/feature/christmas
- In-store sales may be delayed depending on when the products arrive.
- The products have been prepared in sufficient quantity, but they may sell out.
- In-store stock changes daily, so please contact the store directly about availability.
