Pfeffernuesse (pepper Nut Cookies) Recipe
Yield: 6 ServingsRecipe by luhu.jp
Ingredients:
3 cup: Flour, sifted
1 tsp: Baking Powder,
1/4 tsp: Salt,
1/2 tsp: Cinnamon,
1/4 tsp: Allspice,
1/4 tsp: Ground Cloves, done by hand, if poss, for stronger taste
1/4 tsp: Nutmeg, "Yuch!", Grandma always "forgot" to add it
1/4 tsp: Mace,
3: Eggs, beaten light
3/4 cup: Sugar,
Juice and grated rind 1 Lemon,
2/3 cup: Chopped Nuts,
Directions:
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
[dontcha just love it?] in 300 deg F oven for 1/2 hour. Cool
thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.
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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
[dontcha just love it?] in 300 deg F oven for 1/2 hour. Cool
thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.
Source from luhu.jp