Mommy Sugar's Pepper Nuts (Pfeffernusse-Pebernodder)
By
Beth Carlton
@BethCarlton
18
Traditionally these cookies are bite-size nuggets, but our family makes them into cookies. Feel free to experiment with different sizes, shapes, & add-ins. Enjoy!
Blue Ribbon Recipe
From gingerbread to Linzer, German cookies are world famous and really special. These Pfeffernusse are no different. They're filled with fall spices, chopped pecans and a bit of citrus flavor from the orange zest and citron. Molasses gives the pepper nut cookie a wonderfully chewy texture. Typically these old-fashioned cookies are dusted with powdered sugar or drizzled with a glaze - both ways are delicious.
The Test Kitchen
Ingredients
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2-1/2 ccane sugar
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4 largeeggs, beaten
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1/2 cmolasses
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4 cplain all-purpose flour
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1 tspbaking powder
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1 tspground cloves
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1 tspground cinnamon
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1 tspground allspice
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1/2 tspnutmeg (optional)
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1 tspfresh orange zest
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2 tspvanilla extract
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2 pkg4 oz candied citron
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1 cnuts (pecans or walnuts)