Today’s recipe comes from reader Pete G. His mom would make these cookies in bulk around the holidays for their large family.
🌰 Pfeffernusse (Pepper nuts)
Ingredients
- 1 cup honey or syrup
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 cup shortening
- 2 tsp each: cloves, cinnamon, anise, baking soda
- 1 cup fat-free sour cream
- ~7 cups flour (to stiffen dough)
Directions
In a stand mixer, with the paddle attachment, add everything except the flour. Mix well until combined.
Add 7 cups of flour, 1 cup at a time. Mix on low until each cup of flour gets incorporated. The dough will get very stiff.
“I have also stirred in the flour by hand with a wooden spoon but that gets really hard towards the end (your arms will be sore!!)”
Roll the dough into 3/4” to 1" thick logs, about 15” long (they will look like snakes).
Let the rolled logs chill for two hours.
Cut the logs into about 1/4" disks and bake for 11-12 minutes at 375 degrees.
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