How To make Pfeffernusse Cookies
3 tb Lemon juice
1/2 c Citron or other candied
-fruit or fruit peel, -chopped 6 c Cake flour
2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1/2 ts Cloves
1/2 ts Nutmeg
1/2 ts Mace
1 tb Cinnamon
1/2 c Chopped nuts
Grated rind of 1 lemon Beat the eggs well. Add sugar about two tablespoons at a time and beat thoroughly with each addition. Add lemon rind and juice, finely chopped citron, the dry ingredients which have been mixed and sifted together, and the finely chopped nuts. Chill at least one hour, roll out 1/2 inch thick and cut out with a Pfeffernusse cutter, a round cutter about 7/8 of an inch in diameter. ( If a Pfeffernusse cutter is not available, a narrow bottle top or round tin bouillon cube box will do very nicely. ) Place Pfeffernusse on a cookie sheet and let stand overnight in a cool place to dry. The next morning before baking invert each cookie and put a drop of fruit juice or brandy on the moist spot on the bottom of the cookie and bake upside down. This tends to make the Pfeffernusse "pop." Bake in a slow oven (300 degrees F.) for 8 minutes. Makes 180-200 cookies. Let ripen and soften before using. From the Wed 06-17-1992 edition of The El Paso Times newspaper. Posted by John P. Nicholson
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They might be hard to pronounce, but they’re easy to devour! These nutty European holiday cookies pack a sweet and spicy punch—they’re made with molasses, cardamom, allspice and black pepper (really!). The super-unique flavor makes them perfect for adding variety to your holiday cookie tray.
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It’s easy to see why these cookies have been around for ages! They are loaded with flavor and perfectly balanced spices. Enjoy!
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INGREDIENTS:
2 sticks (1 cup, 224 gr) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 1/2 cups (336 gr) dark brown sugar, lightly packed
2 large eggs
2 1/2 tsp anise extract (this is traditional in this recipe, but can be left out if you do not like anise. I have made them without several times and they are still delicious)
1/4 tsp table salt or Morton kosher salt (use 1/2 tsp if using Diamond kosher)
2 tsp baking soda
1 1/2 tsp cinnamon
1 tsp ground ginger
1/2 tsp white pepper
1/2 tsp ground cardamom or clove (clove is more traditional, but I prefer the flavor of cardamom)
3 1/2 cups (420 gr) all purpose flour (measured properly-lightly spooned into measuring cups without packing in and leveled off)
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Peppernuts (or Pfeffernusse Cookies) are a traditional German cookie often made in Mennonite communities in the US. They are a very delicious, tiny, crunchy cookie filled with warming spices and are perfect for gift giving during the holidays!
Growing up in Kansas, there was one particular cookie that was a staple at every holiday event: Peppernuts. The area where I grew up (Hutchinson, KS) has a fairly large population of German Mennonite and because this is a traditional German recipe, these addictive little cookies are very popular during the holidays.
My family in particular did not make these amazing cookies, rather we would often receive them as gifts from various other people. The cookies from each person we received them from would have a slightly different flavor, and I personally loved them all. It seems each family’s recipe has a different variation on the spice combination, and in talking to friends from my hometown who do have family recipes, they are quite opinionated and passionate about what should go into them!
The one main ingredient that seems to have a general consensus from the group is that anise (most recipes use anise oil) is an absolute must in a true peppernut. Beyond that, most recipes use ground cinnamon and ground ginger, and then others add various combinations of cloves, allspice, nutmeg, and some use ground nuts or nut flour.
One ingredient that I was surprised wasn’t a unanimous “absolutely yes” from the group, is the use of white pepper in the cookies. I have always added it to mine and had believed this is where the cookies got the “pepper” part of their name and really what makes them so unique and special. But I learned that this ingredient is also controversial. About half use pepper and half do not. I am very much on Team Pepper in these special little cookies!
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Pfeffernuse Recipe | German Spice Cookies | Holiday Cookies | Christmas Cookies
Learn how to make pfeffernuse! These spice cookies are so easy to make and are so delicious!
Ingredients-
1/4 cup butter
2 eggs
1/2 cup brown sugar
2 teaspoons orange zest
1/2 cup molasses
3 cups flour
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon baking soda
Powdered sugar
Bake at 350 F for 15 minutes.
Enjoy!