Name: Traditional Pfefferneusse
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 48
Ingredients: Shortening - ½ cup; Packed brown sugar - ¾ cup; Molasses - ½ cup; Anise oil - 3 drops; Egg - 1; Baking soda - ½ teaspoon; Hot water - 1 tablespoon; All-purpose flour - 3 ½ cups; Salt - ¼ teaspoon; Ground cinnamon - ½ teaspoon; Ground ginger - ½ teaspoon; White pepper - ⅛ teaspoon

Ingredients for - Traditional Pfefferneusse

1. Shortening ½ cup

2. Packed brown sugar ¾ cup

3. Molasses ½ cup

4. Anise oil 3 drops

5. Egg 1

6. Baking soda ½ teaspoon

7. Hot water 1 tablespoon

8. All-purpose flour 3 ½ cups

9. Salt ¼ teaspoon

10. Ground cinnamon ½ teaspoon

11. Ground ginger ½ teaspoon

12. White pepper ⅛ teaspoon

How to cook deliciously - Traditional Pfefferneusse

1 . Stage

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening and brown sugar until smooth. Mix in molasses, anise oil, and egg. Dissolve baking soda in hot water, and stir into the mixture. Combine the flour, salt, cinnamon, ginger and white pepper; blend into the molasses mixture until uniform. Knead for a minute until easy to work with. Shape dough into 1 inch balls, and place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.

3 . Stage

Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, until slightly browned on the bottom. Do not over bake, or they will be very hard. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container at room temperature.