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peppernuts cookies (pfeffernusse)

(3 ratings)
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Recipe by
Peggi Anne Tebben
@cookiequeen
Granbury, TX

These are a German Christmas Cookie. My husband had this recipe when I met him & I have been making them for about 30 years now. They are a small, hard cookie & are great! You form these into rolls about as big around as a dime & chill, then slice thin & bake. I usually make about 1000 of these to put in Christmas goodies boxes.

(3 ratings)
yield serving(s)
method Bake

Ingredients For peppernuts cookies (pfeffernusse)

  • 1 1/2 cups brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 1/2 cup crisco
  • 3/4 tsp. salt
  • 3/4 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 tsp. nutmeg
  • 1/2 tsp. anise oil
  • 3/4 tsp. cinnamon
  • 3/4 tsp. soda dissolved in 1/2 cup hot strong coffee
  • 1/4 tsp. cloves
  • 1 cup pecans, ground
  • *6 to 8 cups flour

How To Make peppernuts cookies (pfeffernusse)

  • 1
    Cream sugars and shortening well.
  • 2
    Mix in anise oil and egg.
  • 3
    Add coffee solution.
  • 4
    Add salt and spices to 1 cup of flour and sift.
  • 5
    Mix into batter.
  • 6
    Add ground pecans and enough of the remaining flour to make a stiff dough. *I've never had to use more than 6 cups of flour.
  • 7
    Roll into dime-size rolls, place on tray and chill.
  • 8
    Cut thin, spread on baking sheet and bake at 325° to 350° for 10 minutes or until hard.
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