Name: Pfeffernusse Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 18
Ingredients: Molasses - ½ cup; Honey - ¼ cup; Shortening - ¼ cup; Margarine - ¼ cup; Eggs - 2 large; All-purpose flour - 4 cups; White sugar - ¾ cup; Brown sugar - ½ cup; Anise extract - 2 teaspoons; Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons; Ground cardamom - 1 ½ teaspoons; Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons; Ground cloves - 1 teaspoon; Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon; Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon; Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Confectioners' sugar for dusting - 1 cup

Recipe information

Cooking:

15 min.

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Ingredients for - Pfeffernusse Cookies

1. Molasses - ½ cup

2. Honey - ¼ cup

3. Shortening - ¼ cup

4. Margarine - ¼ cup

5. Eggs - 2 large

6. All-purpose flour - 4 cups

7. White sugar - ¾ cup

8. Brown sugar - ½ cup

9. Anise extract - 2 teaspoons

10. Ground cinnamon - 2 teaspoons

11. Ground cardamom - 1 ½ teaspoons

12. Baking soda - 1 ½ teaspoons

13. Ground cloves - 1 teaspoon

14. Ground nutmeg - 1 teaspoon

15. Ground ginger - 1 teaspoon

16. Ground black pepper - 1 teaspoon

17. Salt - ½ teaspoon

18. Confectioners' sugar for dusting - 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Pfeffernusse Cookies

1. Stage

Place molasses, honey, shortening, and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

2. Stage

Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Beat in eggs. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

3. Stage

Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, anise, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

4. Stage

Add molasses mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate dough until well chilled, about 2 hours. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

5. Stage

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).

6. Stage

Roll dough into acorn-sized balls and place 1 inch apart on baking sheets. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

7. Stage

Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch with slight cracking, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios

8. Stage

Dust cooled cookies with confectioners' sugar. Store in an airtight container. Dotdash Meredith Food Studios