Cooking Recipe Pfeffernuesse (Pepper Balls)
Recipe Ingredients
4 c
Flour; unbleached, unsifted
1 ts
Baking powder
1 ts
Cinnamon
1 ts
Cloves; ground
1/2 ts
Mace
1 ts
Allspice; ground
Black pepper; as desired
1 1/4 c
Honey
2 tb
Butter; (no margarine)
2
Eggs; large
1 c
Confectioners' sugar
1 ts
Vanilla
Water
Directions
Sift flour, baking powder and spices together. Heat honey and butter
until butter melts. Cool to lukewarm and beat in eggs. Add flour
mixture. Chill dough 1/2 hour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place
on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. Cool
Cookies on wire racks. Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla, and water to
form a thin glaze. Dip cookies in glaze and place on wire rack to
dry. Store cookies in airtight tins. Makes 4 dozen cookies.