peppernuts cookies (pfeffernusse)

Name: PEPPERNUTS COOKIES (Pfeffernusse)
Cuisine: German
Ingredients: - 1 1/2 cups brown sugar; - 1 egg; - 1/2 cup crisco; - 3/4 tsp. salt; - 3/4 cup white sugar; - 1/2 tsp. nutmeg; - 1/2 tsp. anise oil; - 3/4 tsp. cinnamon; - 3/4 tsp. soda dissolved in 1/2 cup hot strong coffee; - 1/4 tsp. cloves; - 1 cup pecans, ground; - *6 to 8 cups flour

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Peggi Anne Tebben

Granbury, TX

Updated on Apr 11, 2011

These are a German Christmas Cookie. My husband had this recipe when I met him & I have been making them for about 30 years now. They are a small, hard cookie & are great! You form these into rolls about as big around as a dime & chill, then slice thin & bake. I usually make about 1000 of these to put in Christmas goodies boxes.

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These are about the size of a nickel & are nice & crispy. I see others that are coated, but, this particular recipe is just right, all by itself.

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Ingredients

- 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
- 1 egg
- 1/2 cup crisco
- 3/4 tsp. salt
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
- 1/2 tsp. anise oil
- 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
- 3/4 tsp. soda dissolved in 1/2 cup hot strong coffee
- 1/4 tsp. cloves
- 1 cup pecans, ground
- *6 to 8 cups flour

How To Make peppernuts cookies (pfeffernusse)

Step 1

Cream sugars and shortening well.

Step 2

Mix in anise oil and egg.
Step 3

Add coffee solution.
Step 4

Add salt and spices to 1 cup of flour and sift.
Step 5

Mix into batter.
Step 6

Add ground pecans and enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough. *I've never had to use more than 6 cups of flour.
Step 7

Roll into dime-size rolls, place on tray and chill.
Step 8

Cut thin, spread on baking sheet and bake at 325° to 350° for 10 minutes or until hard.
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