Holiday Pfeffernusse Cookies
- Ready In:
- 3hrs 15mins
- Ingredients:
- 18
- Yields:
-
36-48 cookies
ingredients
- 1⁄2 cup molasses (I used sorghum molasses)
- 1⁄4 cup honey
- 1⁄2 cup unsalted butter
- 2 eggs, beaten
- 2 teaspoons anise extract
- 3 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1⁄2 cup white sugar
- 1⁄2 cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons cinnamon
- 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons baking soda
- 1 1⁄2 teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 teaspoon ginger
- 1⁄2 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon black pepper
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon allspice, ground
- 1 cup confectionery sugar (more if needed)
directions
- Combine butter, honey and molasses in a pot and melt over low heat on the stove. Do not boil! Remove from heat and let cool.
- Beat eggs and anise extract together and stir into honey mixture.
- In a large mixing bowl add the flour, sugars, spices and salt and mix together well with a spoon.
- Add the wet ingredients to the flour mixture and stir till makes a stiff dough.
- Chill about 3 hours in the refrigerator.
- Remove from refrigerator and roll into small balls with your hands or you can cut some of the dough with cookie cutters. (I did some both ways. I made some bite sized ones for my grandson and several different sizes) The dough is easy to work once it comes out of the fridge.
- Place on sprayed or greased cookie sheets.
- Bake in preheated 325 degree oven 15 minutes.
- Remove from pan and let cool.
- Roll in confectionery sugar.
- Store in airtight container and allow to sit for a couple days before serving.
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