Pfeffernuesse
(from Lucianolinda’s recipe box)
Pronounced FEHF-fuhr-noos- served in many European countries at Christmas time.
Source: Southern Living- onie Krause, Leander, Texas
Categories: Cookies
Ingredients
- 2 Tbsp. butter or margarine, softened
- 2 cups sugar
- 4 tsp. ground cinnamon
- 2 tsp. ground nutmeg
- 2 tsp. ground cloves
- 1/8 tsp. pepper
- 4 large eggs
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tsp. baking powder
- 1 cup chopped pecans
Directions
- Beat butter and sugar at medium speed with an electric mixer until blended. Add cinnamon and nest 3 ingredients, beating until blended. Add eggs, flour, and baking powder, beating well. Stir in pecans.
- Drop dough by heaping teaspoonfuls onto ungreased baking sheets.
- Bake at 350 degrees for 14 minutes. Remove cookies to wire racks to cool.
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makes 6 1/2 dozen cookies