Pfeffernuesse

1/3 cup dark corn syrup
1/4 cup honey
1/4 cup sugar
1/4 cup shortning
1 beaten egg
2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
powdered sugar -- optional

Combine first 4 ingredients in saucepan; cook and stir until shortening and sugar melt. Cool. Stir in egg. Mix flour with soda and spices. Add to honey mixture; mix well. Form into balls using one level tablespoon of dough for each; place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375F about 10 minutes. Cool. If desired, sift powdered sugar over tops.

Note: Alternate spellings: Pfeffernüsse, Pfeffernusse, Pfeffernüssen, Pfeffernussen, Pfefferneuse, Pebernodder (Denmark), Pebernødder (Denmark), Pepparnotter (Sweden), Pepparnötter, Peppernuts, Pepper Nuts. This takes into accounts various spellings by country as well as common misspellings.

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A foodie in New Jersey Dec 5, 2003
Would make this again.
I have almost an identical recipe handed down 5 generations although the preparation of the cookie is a little different. The recipe I have has a couple more cups of flour, and the dough is rolled into 1 inch diameter logs and chilled. It is then cut into bite sized slices and baked. They are actually better after several days as the flavors get a chance to mature. They are basically crunchy little nugets that are nice if you don't want something too sweet to munch on.

I really like this version of the recipe as well as it yeilds a softer, larger version of the cookie. Yum, yum!

A foodie in Seattle Jul 16, 2003
Would make this again.
It's good. It smells good when baking!!

A foodie Mar 14, 2003
Would make this again.
Pfeffernuesse this is not. Pfeffer means it has to have PEPPER. They seem to have forgotten the white pepper.

Response: Actually, that is a common misunderstanding. While "pfeffer" generally means "pepper" today, in the old days the term "pfeffer" was used to refer to spices. The name of this old recipe refers to the spices and not, as is commonly believed, to the pepper (which may or may not be added to various pfeffernuesse recipes).

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