- 4 cup All-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup Sugar
- 1/2 cup Brown sugar
- 1/2 cup Shortening
- 1/2 cup Margarine
- 1/2 cup Molasses
- 1/4 cup Natural Honey
- 2 Eggs
- 2 tps Anise extract
- 2 tps Cinnamon
- 1 1/2 tps Cardamon
- 1 tps Ground cloves
- 1 tps Ground ginger
- 1 tps Ground nutmeg
- 1 1/2 tps Baking soda
- 1 tps Black pepperground
- 1/2 tps Salt
- 1 cup Powdered sugar
Easy Pfeffernusse Cookies
Spiced and sweet, these Pfeffernusse Cookies are tiny little balls of yumminess! Pfeffernüsse originate in northern Europe, especially in Germany, Holland and Denmark where they usually appear around the Christmas holidays. They really do taste of the holidays, fragrant with cinnamon, anise, cloves, ginger and cardamom.
I use molasses and brown sugar in this recipe, which gives them a caramel taste, almost like burnt sugar. To serve, you dust them with powdered sugar, so they look like perfect little snowballs – what could be more Christmassy than that?
To make Pfeffernusse Cookies , you will need the following ingredients:
So, how to make Pfeffernusse Cookies ?
Steps to make Easy Pfeffernusse Cookies
1 | Combine the honey and butter | 3 |
Place a pan over a medium heat. Add the honey, molasses, margarine and shortening and heat until melted and creamy, stirring continuously. | ||
2 | Add the eggs | 5 |
Take the pan off the heat and allow the mixture to cool to room temperature. Once cooled, stir in the eggs. | ||
3 | Combine the dry ingredients | 1 |
In a large bowl, combine the flour, sugars, spices, baking soda, salt and pepper. | ||
4 | Combine the wet and dry ingredients | 5 |
Pour the honey mixture into the flour and fold together until well mixed. | ||
5 | Chill the dough | 120 |
Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and place in the refrigerator to chill for at least 2 hours. | ||
6 | Heat the oven and prepare a baking sheet | 1 |
Preheat the oven to 325°F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. | ||
7 | Shape the cookies | 5 |
Take teaspoonfuls of the dough and roll them into 1 inch balls. Place the balls on the baking sheet at 1 inch intervals. | ||
8 | Bake the cookies | 15 |
Bake the cookies for 10-15 minutes. | ||
9 | Cool and dust with sugar | 20 |
Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool, before dusting with the powdered sugar to serve. Transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool, before dusting with the powdered sugar to serve. | ||
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