Pfeffernusse Cookies recipe

Name: Pfeffernusse Cookies
Prep time: 15 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: ½ teaspoon salt; 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon; ¾ cup white sugar; 4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; ½ cup molasses; 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda; ¼ cup shortening; ¼ cup honey; 2 large eggs; ¼ cup margarine; 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom; ½ cup brown sugar; 1 teaspoon ground black pepper; 2 teaspoons anise extract; 1 cup confectioners' sugar for dusting

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

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

Step 2

Stir together molasses, honey, shortening, and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Beat in eggs.

Step 3

Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, anise, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Add molasses mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate dough until well chilled, about 2 hours.

Step 4

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

Step 5

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.