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Pfeffernuesse (Pepper Nut Cookies) #2
Author/Submitted by:
Karen Pattist
Servings: 6
Categories:
Cookies
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Desserts
Ingredients: 3
cups
Flour, sifted 1
teaspoon
Baking Powder 1/4
teaspoon
Salt 1/2
teaspoon
Cinnamon 1/4
teaspoon
Allspice 1/4
teaspoon
Ground Cloves,
done by hand, if poss, for stronger taste
1/4
teaspoon
Nutmeg,
("Yuch!", Grandma always "forgot" to add it)
1/4
teaspoon
Mace 3
Eggs,
beaten slightly
3/4
cup
Sugar
Juice and grated rind 1 lemon 2/3
cup
Chopped Nuts
Directions:
Measure flour and sift with baking powder, salt, and spices. Add sugar slowly to beaten eggs and stir in lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Add dry ingredients and nuts and mix well. Refrigerate 2 hours. Roll out 1/2" thick and cut with tiny cutter 3/4" round. Let cookies stand over night in cool place on ungreased cookie sheet. Just before baking, put a drop of brandy on each cookie. Bake brandy side up [don'tcha just love it?] in 300 deg F oven for 1/2 hour. Cool thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.
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