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Pfeffernusse Cookies

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150 min

Pfeffernusse Cookies

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Time

150 min

Serving

18 persons

Calories

284

Rating

4.00★ (244)

Cuisine

German
Author: Victoria Buriak
Pfeffernüsse are German Christmas cookies spiced with black pepper, cinnamon, cardamom, and other spices. I have searched far and wide for a recipe that mimics my favorite, store-bought version of these cookies. After days of thrown-out cookies, I think I have come as close as I can get.

Ingredients

  • molasses: 0.5 cup
  • honey: 0.25 cup
  • shortening: 0.25 cup
  • margarine: 0.25 cup
  • eggs: 2 piece
  • all-purpose flour: 4 cups
  • white sugar: 0.75 cup
  • brown sugar: 0.5 cup
  • anise extract: 2 tsp
  • ground cinnamon: 2 tsp
  • ½ teaspoons ground cardamom: 1 piece
  • ½ teaspoons baking soda: 1 piece
  • ground cloves: 1 tsp
  • ground nutmeg: 1 tsp
  • ground ginger: 1 tsp
  • ground black pepper: 1 tsp
  • salt: 0.5 tsp
  • confectioners' sugar for dusting: 1 cup

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  1. Place molasses, honey, shortening, and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  2. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Beat in eggs. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  3. Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, anise, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  4. Add molasses mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate dough until well chilled, about 2 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  5. Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
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  6. Roll dough into acorn-sized balls and place 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  7. Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch with slight cracking, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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  8. Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios
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