Pfeffernuesse ( Christmas Pepper Nuts)

Name: Pfeffernuesse ( Christmas Pepper Nuts)
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 7 min
Total time: 27 min
Yield: 6 dozen, 36 serving(s)
Ingredients: 2 cups honey; 2 teaspoons baking soda; 1 cup brown sugar, packed; 1/4 cup butter; 1/4 cup lard; 1/2 teaspoon black pepper; 2 eggs, well beaten; 1 teaspoon cardamom; 1 teaspoon ground cloves; 6 cups flour

Submitted by CJAY8248

"This recipe comes from Melting Pot Potluck. It was put together to announce the arrival of a new pastor and his wife. Origin: Germany."

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Ready In:: 27mins
Ingredients:: 10
Yields:: 6 dozen
Serves:: 36

ingredients

2 cups honey
2 teaspoons baking soda
1 cup brown sugar, packed
¹⁄₄ cup butter
¹⁄₄ cup lard
¹⁄₂ teaspoon black pepper
2 eggs, well beaten
1 teaspoon cardamom
1 teaspoon ground cloves
6 cups flour

directions

Cream honey, baking soda, brown sugar, butter and shortening. Blend in pepper, eggs, spices, and flour to form a stiff dough. Cover tightly and ripen in refrigerator 3 days. Roll out into cylinders about 1" in diameter. Cut into 1/2" pieces with a sharp knife. Bake on greased cookie sheet for 5-7 minutes at 350*. Roll in powdered sugar while warm. Note: You can also coat with a frosting made from 1 large egg white, 2 t. light corn syrup, 1/4 t. ground cardamom, and 1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar.

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