Best Peppernuts Pfeffernusse Recipes
GERMAN PEPPERNUTS (PFEFFERNUSSE)
Pfeffernusse are a traditional Christmas spice cookie that's very tiny. The tradition is carried on by Mennonites in the US. This recipe yields almost rock hard little nuggets. My mother remembers her grandmother placing one cookie at a time on a teaspoon, slightly dunking it down into her elegant china cup of tea, and waiting a moment until it softened. I grew up eating them by the handful--no dunking needed. When I was a kid, we would make gallons and they kept until February. They can be attractively bagged to make gifts.
Provided by Kate S.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h15m
Yield 6 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Beat sugar with eggs for 15 minutes.
- Sift dry ingredients together, and stir into egg-sugar mixture.
- Mix in butter and honey and knead briefly.
- Roll dough into 1/2-inch-diameter snakes. Cut into 1/2-inch segments with floured paring knife. Arrange 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-15 minutes.
- Cool and store in airtight container in cool place.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 550.8, Fat 6.2, SaturatedFat 3.1, Cholesterol 72.2, Sodium 172.8, Carbohydrate 116, Fiber 2.2, Sugar 63.5, Protein 9.2
PEPPERNUTS COOKIES (PFEFFERNUSSE)
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.
Provided by Peggi Anne Tebben
Categories Other Desserts
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 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.
PEPPERNUTS (PFEFFERNUSSE)
This recipe is from my German grandmother, and Christmas would not be the same without them. I do find this recipe to be a bit of a challenge. It is a very stiff dough, which I rely on my Kitchenaide to mix for me. My diminutive Grandmother mixed a batch 4 times this size with a wooden spoon. It can also be a bit dry. I add just enough water to get them to roll into balls. These are supposed to be rock hard, melt in your mouth kind of thing. Anise oil is available in specialty stores and on-line.
Provided by jagret
Categories < 60 Mins
Time 45m
Yield 80 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 16
Steps:
- Mix everything together.
- Roll in to balls the size of large marbles.
- bake on cookie sheets, 325F for 15 minutes or so.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 118.3, Fat 3.7, SaturatedFat 0.8, Cholesterol 5.3, Sodium 33.1, Carbohydrate 20.1, Fiber 0.5, Sugar 5, Protein 1.8
SWEET AND SPICY CRUNCHY PEPPERNUTS (PFEFFERNUSSE)
Make and share this Sweet and Spicy Crunchy Peppernuts (Pfeffernusse) recipe from Food.com.
Provided by mimi5fun
Categories Dessert
Time 37m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a mixer mix all ingredients until blended.
- Add water a few drops at a time until mixture forms a ball.
- Knead the dough ball for a few minutes.
- Roll out a walnut sized ball of dough into a long rope of dough (little finger width) Cut pieces of the rope and put on baking sheet.
- Bake at 375 degrees for 6-8 minutes.
- Let cookies cool on sheets.
- Makes dozens of cookies, peanut sized, nice and crunchy.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 106.1, Fat 2.7, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 15.4, Sodium 43, Carbohydrate 19.3, Fiber 0.4, Sugar 10.7, Protein 1.5
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