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Ingredients
| eggs: 3 |
| granulated sugar: 3/4 cup |
| light brown sugar (packed): 3/4 cup |
| lemon juice: 2 tsp |
| almonds (chopped): 2/3 cup (optional) |
| baking powder: 1 tsp |
| ground cinnamon: 1 tsp |
| ground ginger: 1 tsp |
| black pepper: 1 tsp |
| allspice: 1/2 tsp |
| ground cloves: 1/2 tsp |
| all-purpose flour (unsifted): 3 cups |
| powdered sugar (unsifted): 1 cup |
| water: 2 tsp |
Peppernotter (Scandinavian Christmas Cookies)
Credit: AllRecipes
User rating:
"Also known as Scandinavian Christmas Spice Cookies. These little cookies are sure to be a big hit in your home or at a party. I had to snap a picture quickly before my family ate them all!"
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Prep Time
45 min -
Cook Time
25 min -
Servings
48 serving(s)
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Directions
- 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.