I don’t know about you, but I am already thinking about recipes for Сhristmas desserts and these Dutch Pepernoten Cookies are top of my list of Christmas cookie recipes! “Peper” means pepper in Dutch and you might find it surprising that one of the ingredients in these spicy cookies is ground black pepper! Try them! You won’t be disappointed!
To make these cookies, cream together the butter and sugar and beat in egg. Add the dry ingredients including the spices and beat well until you have cookie dough. Divide the dough into 1 teaspoon size portions. Roll each portion into a small ball and place on a baking sheet. Bake in the oven for 10 minutes before removing and leaving to cool. Enjoy at Christmas time with hot chocolate or glasses of milk.
To make Dutch Pepernoten Cookies, you will need the following ingredients:
Preheat the oven to 350 °F and line a baking sheet with a silicone baking mat or parchment paper.
Cream together ¾ cup of butter and 1 cup sugar until fully combined.
Beat 1 large egg into the butter and sugar mixture.
Add 2 cups of all-purpose flour, ¼ teaspoon of salt, ½ teaspoon of baking soda, 1 teaspoon of ground cloves, 2 teaspoons of ground ginger, 1 teaspoon of ground cinnamon, 1 teaspoon of ground nutmeg and 1 teaspoon of ground black pepper to the butter mixture and beat well.
Roll teaspoon sized portions of cookie dough into little balls and place them on the prepared baking sheet. Leave 2 inches of space between each one.
Bake the cookies in the preheated oven for 10 minutes.
Remove the cookies from the oven and leave to cool for 5 minutes on the baking sheet.
Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack. Leave until completely cooled.
Serve with glasses of milk or hot chocolate.
Dutch Pepernoten Cookies are delicious cookies with just a hint of pepper. Come back if you try these and leave a comment below!
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