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Pepper Nut Cookies (Pfeffernuesse)
Yield: 6 servings
3 cups  Flour, sifted
1 tsp. Baking Powder
1/4 tsp. Salt
1/2 tsp. Cinnamon
1/4 tsp. Allspice
1/4 tsp. Ground Cloves
1/4 tsp. Nutmeg
1/4 tsp. Mace
3 Eggs, beaten light
3/4 cup Sugar
Juice and grated rind of 1 Lemon
2/3 cup Chopped Nuts

Measure flour and sift with baking powder, salt, and spices. Add sugar slowly to beaten eggs and stir in lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Add dry ingredients and nuts and mix well. Refrigerate 2 hours. Roll out 1/2" thick and cut with tiny cutter 3/4" round. Let cookies stand over night in cool place on ungreased cookie sheet. Just before baking, put a drop of brandy on each cookie. Bake brandy side up in 300 degrees F oven for 1/2 hour. Cool thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.

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