Peppernotter (Scandinavian Christmas Cookies) recipe
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Ingredients
- 3 eggs ¾ cup white sugar ¾ cup brown sugar 2 teaspoons lemon juice ⅔ cup finely chopped almonds 1 teaspoon baking powder 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 1 teaspoon ground ginger 1 teaspoon ground black pepper ½ teaspoon ground allspice ½ teaspoon ground cloves 3 cups all-purpose flour 1 cup confectioners' sugar 2 teaspoons water
Nutrition Info
- 72 caloriescarbohydrate: 14.4 gcholesterol: 11.6 mgfat: 1.1 gfiber: 0.4 gprotein: 1.5 gsaturatedFat: 0.2 gservingSize: -sodium: 15.5 mgsugar: 8 gtransFat: : -unsaturatedFat: : -
Directions Peppernotter (Scandinavian Christmas Cookies)
Directions
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Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease several baking sheets.
Beat the eggs, white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved, then beat in lemon juice, almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, allspice, and cloves until thoroughly combined. Mix in flour to make a sticky dough.
Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface, and knead the dough 1 to 2 minutes, adding more flour if needed, to make a smooth, workable dough. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll them into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and place the balls on the prepared baking sheets at least 1 inch apart.
Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cookie comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from sheets immediately to cooling racks to prevent cookies from getting too hard.
Stir together confectioners' sugar and water to make a glaze, and drizzle each cookie while slightly warm with about 1/2 teaspoon, spreading it around the top of the cookie.