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PFEFFERNEUSE (PEPPERNUTS)

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From old German cookbook...here are the peppernuts made with corn syrup

Provided by Trudee

Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 12

Ingredients

1 cup dark corn syrup
½ cup honey
2 cups white sugar
1 cup butter
1 egg
½ cup buttermilk
7 cups all-purpose flour
1 ¼ teaspoons salt
1 ½ teaspoons ground allspice
1 ½ teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground cloves
1 ½ teaspoons baking soda

Steps:

In a large bowl, cream together the margarine and sugar. Add corn syrup, egg and honey; mix well. Sift together the flour, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves, and baking soda; stir into the sugar mixture alternately with the buttermilk. Knead dough, which should be very stiff, by hand for 15 to 30 minutes. Divide dough into 2 pieces, flatten slightly, wrap in plastic, and refrigerate 3 hours or overnight.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F ( 175 degrees C ). Roll out dough to 1/4 inch thickness and cut into 1 inch squares. Place on an unprepared cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 25 minutes in the preheated oven, or until dry inside.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 132.6 calories, Carbohydrate 24.6 g, Cholesterol 11.3 mg, Fat 3.3 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 1.7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Sodium 114 mg, Sugar 10.6 g

PFEFFERNEUSE

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I make these every year for my widowed father as a Christmas present. He loves their spicy flavor and if they get too hard, he will dunk them in his coffee. Don't leave out the white pepper... it makes for a special flavor. Also, it is not an omission that there is not fat in these cookies. My mother mounted this recipe on a 3x5 card and the source is lost to the mists of time.

Provided by Patti McD

Categories Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 54 cookies, 54 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 11

Ingredients

2 1/4 cups flour, sifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon clove
1/2 teaspoon mace
1/4 teaspoon white pepper
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
1 teaspoon lemon zest
1/2 cup citron, finely chopped
confectioners' sugar

Steps:

Sift flour, baking powder, cinnamon, cloves, mace and pepper together.
Beat eggs until light, then beat in sugar until very light and fluffy.
Stir in dry ingredients.
Mix in lemon zest and citron.
Break off small pieces of dough and roll into 1-inch balls.
Place cookies on greased cookie sheet about 1 inch apart. these cookies do not spread.
Cover with waxed paper and let sit overnight.
Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Cool on wire racks.
Roll in confectioners' sugar to coat.
Store in tightly covered container for about 1 week to mellow.
Keep a slice of soft bread in container to keep cookies from becoming rock hard.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 36.4, Fat 0.2, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 6.9, Sodium 9.6, Carbohydrate 7.8, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 3.7, Protein 0.8

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