Best Holiday Peppernuts Recipes

HOLIDAY PEPPERNUTS

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We have many pecan trees in this part of the country, so I like to make recipes with the nuts. I usually make these cookies during the holidays. -Chandra Koehn, Rich Hill, Missouri

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories Desserts

Time 30m

Yield 20 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
4 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon anise extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon each ground allspice, cinnamon, cloves and ginger
3 cups finely chopped pecans

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and spices; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Add pecans; mix well. Shape into four 15-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. , Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 52mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

HOLIDAY PEPPERNUTS RECIPE | TASTE OF HOME

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We have many pecan trees in this part of the country, so I like to make recipes with the nuts. I usually make these cookies during the holidays. -Chandra Koehn, Rich Hill, Missouri

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
4 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon anise extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon each ground allspice, cinnamon, cloves and ginger
3 cups finely chopped pecans

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and spices; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Add pecans; mix well. Shape into four 15-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight., Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.

HOLIDAY PEPPERNUTS RECIPE

Holiday Peppernuts Recipe image

We have many pecan trees in this part of the country, so I like to make recipes with the nuts. I usually make these cookies during the holidays. -Chandra Koehn, Rich Hill, Missouri

Provided by @MakeItYours

Number Of Ingredients 9

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
4 cups packed brown sugar
4 eggs
1/4 teaspoon anise extract
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon each ground allspice, cinnamon, cloves and ginger
3 cups finely chopped pecans

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and spices; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Add pecans; mix well. Shape into four 15-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight.
Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Yield: 20 dozen.
Originally published as Holiday Peppernuts in Country Extra
November 1998, p51
Nutritional Facts
cookies equals 79 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 11 mg cholesterol, 52 mg sodium, 12 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.
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