Pfeffernuesse(Pepper Nut Cookies)

* Exported from MasterCook *

PFEFFERNUESSE (PEPPER NUT COOKIES)

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Serving Size : 6 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 c Flour, sifted
1 t Baking Powder
1/4 ts Salt
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1/4 ts Allspice
1/4 ts Ground Cloves (done by hand,
-if poss, for stronger
-taste)
1/4 ts Nutmeg ("Yuch!", Grandma
-always "forgot" to add it)
1/4 ts Mace
3 Eggs, beaten light
3/4 c Sugar
Juice and grated rind 1
-Lemon
2/3 c Chopped Nuts

Measure flour and sift with baking powder, salt, and
spices. Add sugar slowly to beaten eggs and stir in
lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Add dry ingredients
and nuts and mix well. Refrigerate 2 hours. Roll out
1/2" thick and cut with tiny cutter 3/4" round. Let
cookies stand over night in cool place on ungreased
cookie sheet. Just before baking, put a drop of brandy
on each cookie. Bake brandy side up [don'tcha just
love it?] in 300 deg F oven for 1/2 hour. Cool
thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.



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