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
I like to make these spicy peppernuts in quantity so that I can serve them in baskets - like you would salted nuts or candy. They add a wonderful spicy aroma to the air. This is based on a recipe I received many years ago from a Danish friend. Although the mere idea of baking hundreds of nut-sized cookies sounds like an enormous amount of work, I've simplified the procedure.
Provided by Food Network
Time 1h10m
Yield About 600 tiny peppernuts
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In the large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar using an electric mixer. Add the egg and ground nuts. In another bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder, soda, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until a stiff dough forms. Shape the dough into a ball. (At this point, you can wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it to develop the flavor, for up to a week). Cut off a portion of the dough at a time and roll between your hands and a lightly floured work surface to make slim, ropes about 1/2-inch thick. Place 4 or 5 ropes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cut ropes into 1/2-inch pieces using a sharp, small knife. Separate the pieces. Bake for 8 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned and dry. Remove from the oven; cool on the baking sheet.
GROSSMUTTER'S PEPPERNUTS
Before Christmas, my grandmother would bake peppernuts and store them until the big day. When we came home from school, the whole house would smell like anise and we knew the holiday season was about to begin. -Marilyn Kutzli, Clinton, Iowa
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield about 30 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Beat eggs and sugar at medium speed for 15 minutes. Reduce speed; gradually add flour and anise. Beat until well combined. On a lightly floured surface, shape dough into 1/2-in.-thick ropes. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Cut ropes into 1/2-in. pieces; place on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks. Cookies will harden upon standing. Store in airtight containers.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 51 calories, Fat 0 fat (0 saturated fat), Cholesterol 9mg cholesterol, Sodium 4mg sodium, Carbohydrate 11g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges
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.
PFEFFERNEUSE (PEPPERNUTS)
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
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
ANISE OIL PEPPERNUTS
Flavorful bite size crunchy cookies. A German tradition that's been passed down from my family. Perfect for the holiday season. These can be refrigerated and baked at any time.
Provided by Rather Be Cookin
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 300 small cookies
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Cream butter, sugars and eggs.
- Add remaining ingredients.
- Roll into snakes.
- Cut into bite size pieces.
- Bake at 350 for 10-15 minutes (depending on desired crunch).
PEPPERNUTS
For the holiday season.
Provided by Carol
Categories Holidays and Events Recipes Christmas Desserts Christmas Cookie Recipes Pfeffernusse
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 13
Steps:
- Heat molasses with butter, stirring until butter melts. Cool to room temperature. Beat egg and stir into molasses mixture.
- Thoroughly mix dry ingredients, except fruit sugar. Add dry mixture to molasses and butter gradually. Blend thoroughly.
- Shape into small balls. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10-12 minutes. Roll in fruit sugar while warm. Store in a tightly covered tin to keep them semisoft.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 131.4 calories, Carbohydrate 22.8 g, Cholesterol 19.4 mg, Fat 3.9 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.8 g, SaturatedFat 2.3 g, Sodium 74.4 mg, Sugar 10.6 g
HOLIDAY PEPPERNUTS
We have many pecan trees in this part of the country, so I like to make recipes with the nuts. I usually make these cookies during the holidays. -Chandra Koehn, Rich Hill, Missouri
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 30m
Yield 20 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and spices; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Add pecans; mix well. Shape into four 15-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight. , Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 79 calories, Fat 3g fat (1g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 52mg sodium, Carbohydrate 12g carbohydrate (7g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
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
PEPPERNUTS
Make and share this Peppernuts recipe from Food.com.
Provided by clsiehndel
Categories Dessert
Time 8m
Yield 3-4 dozen cookies
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Cream margarine & sugar, add molasses & eggs and beat well. Add anise extract and mix well. Add dry ingredients-then work with hands until you have a very stiff dough. Form into balls & chill. Roll in long rolls about the size of your finger & cut in small pieces. Pick these up & roll into balls. About the size of a small marble. Bake for 8-10 minutes at 375 degrees.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1593.3, Fat 65.4, SaturatedFat 13.9, Cholesterol 124, Sodium 1606.7, Carbohydrate 231.8, Fiber 5, Sugar 108, Protein 21.1
BRONTE AURELL'S DANISH PEPPERNUTS
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Grease and line two baking sheets
- Grind up the spices - I put these into a pestle and mortar to grind up having removed the little seeds of the cardamom first
- Combine the ground spices in a small bowl
- In a separate bowl, cream together the butter and caster sugar until pale and fluffy, using a handheld electric whisk or balloon whisk.
- Add the spice mix and sift in the flour, baking powder and bicarbonate of soda and a pinch of salt.
- Add the cream mix until you have an even dough.
- Wrap in clingfilm and chill in fridge for 30 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 200c/gas mark 6
- Roll the dough into little balls, around 5-6g each. Arrange on the baking sheet.
- The dough will spread only slightly when baked, so you should be able to fit many on each sheet. Should make approx 100.
- Bake for 8 - 10 minutes until golden, and leave to cool on a wire rack, where they will crisp up, store in an air tight container.
HOLIDAY PEPPERNUTS RECIPE | TASTE OF HOME
We have many pecan trees in this part of the country, so I like to make recipes with the nuts. I usually make these cookies during the holidays. -Chandra Koehn, Rich Hill, Missouri
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. Add extract. Combine the flour, baking soda, cream of tartar and spices; gradually add to the creamed mixture. Add pecans; mix well. Shape into four 15-in. rolls; wrap each in plastic wrap. Refrigerate overnight., Unwrap and cut into 1/4-in. slices. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 7-8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
DANISH PEPPERNUTS (PEBERNODDER)
A traditional Christmas spice cookie. Tiny. Eat by the handful. Little bags can make attractive and tasty holiday gifts.
Provided by Kate S.
Categories Dessert
Time 1h10m
Yield 200 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
- Cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Beat in eggs, one at a time.
- Stir in spices and salt.
- Stir in first cup of flour, then stir in second cup of flour. Add remaining flour as needed.
- Roll dough into snakes, and with sharp paring knife, cut off evenly-sized pieces, about 1/2 t each.
- Arrange fairly close together on cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 min until lightly brown.
- Cool and store in airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 19.1, Fat 1, SaturatedFat 0.6, Cholesterol 4.3, Sodium 20.5, Carbohydrate 2.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1, Protein 0.2
GROSSMUTTER'S PEPPERNUTS
From my Mamaw's recipe collection.
Provided by Chrystal Cackler @journeyrock92
Categories Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat eggs and sugar at medium speed for 15 minutes. Reduce speed and slowly add flour and anise. Mix until well combined. On a lightly floured surface, shape dough into ropes about 1/2 in. in diameter. Chill for 1 hour.
- Cut ropes into 1/2-in. pieces. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 6-8 minutes or until set. Cookies will harden upon standing.
- When cool, store in airtight containers; they are best if allowed to age before serving.
PEPPERMINT PEPPERNUTS
Bite size crunchy cookies. A German tradition passed down from my family. Perfect for the holiday season.
Provided by Rather Be Cookin
Categories < 30 Mins
Time 20m
Yield 300 small cookies
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cream sugar, eggs and butter.
- Add remaining ingredients and mix throughly.
- Roll into a ball and place in refrigerator in gallon size plastic bag.
- Later, roll into snakes and cut with scissors or knife.
- Bake 350°F for 10-15 minutes (depending on desired crunch).
Nutrition Facts : Calories 20.9, Fat 0.7, SaturatedFat 0.4, Cholesterol 3.1, Sodium 8.2, Carbohydrate 3.3, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 1.4, Protein 0.3
GRANDMA JOST'S PEPPERNUTS
Steps:
- Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees. Cream shortening and sugar until fluffy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well. Add milk and combine. In a separate bowl, sift all dry ingredients together with half of the flour. Gradually mix into the wet ingredients. Add the remaining flour and knead thoroughly. Store tightly covered in refrigerator overnight. Roll into ropes and then slice them into approximately 1 cm thick pieces. Place on greased cookie sheet and cook for 10 minutes.
PEPPERNUTS
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. Mix flour, baking soda, and salt. Beat butter, sugar, and brown sugar in a large bowl with electric mixer until fluffy. Beat in egg, egg yolk, buttermilk, cinnamon, and anise seeds. On low speed, gradually beat in flour mixture and almonds, scraping sides of bowl frequently. Form into rolls about 3/4 inch in diameter. Transfer to a wax paper-lined 13 x 9 x 2-inch baking pan. Cover and chill 4 hours or overnight.2. Heat oven to 350°. Lightly grease baking sheets.3. With a sharp knife, cut rolls into about 1/4 -inch slices. Place 1 inch apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake on bottom rack of oven 3 minutes or until lightly browned. Move baking sheet to middle rack and bake 2 to 3 minutes longer until a toothpick inserted in center comes out clean (cookies will puff a little while baking). Do not overbake. Cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Nutritional Facts Serves
PEPPERNUTS
I got this recipe from a Conservative Mennonite friend in Indiana - Very Traditional and VERY yummy!
Provided by Metlantis
Categories Winter
Time 17m
Yield 20 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Mix and store in refrigerator overnight.
- Make into 3/8 inch rope and cut into small slices about the width of a pencil.
- Bake at 375 degrees for about 7 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 238.8, Fat 9.8, SaturatedFat 1.8, Cholesterol 21.1, Sodium 241.2, Carbohydrate 34.9, Fiber 0.7, Sugar 15.7, Protein 3.2
GROSSMUTTER'S PEPPERNUTS
Before Christmas, my grandmother would bake peppernuts and store them until the big day. When we came home from school, the whole house would smell like anise and we knew the holiday season was about to begin. -Marilyn Kutzli, Clinton, Iowa
Provided by @MakeItYours
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- Beat eggs and sugar at medium speed for 15 minutes. Reduce speed; gradually add flour and anise. Beat until well combined. On a lightly floured surface, shape dough into 1/2-in.-thick ropes. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour., Preheat oven to 350°. Cut ropes into 1/2-in. pieces; place on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks. Cookies will harden upon standing. Store in airtight containers.
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