Pfeffernusse

13 ingredients
6 steps

Ingredients

  • 2-1/4 cups All-purpose Flour
  • 1/4 teaspoons Ground Fresh Pepper
  • 3/4 teaspoons Ground Cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoons Allspice
  • 1/4 teaspoons Nutmeg
  • 1/4 teaspoons Ground Cloves
  • 1/4 teaspoons Baking Soda
  • 1/2 cups Unsalted Butter
  • 3/4 cups Firmly Packed Light Brown Sugar
  • 1/4 cups Molasses (unsulphured)
  • 1 whole Large Egg
  • 1/2 teaspoons Pure Vanilla Extract
  • 1-1/2 cup Powdered Sugar

Directions

  1. 1
    Preheat oven to 350 degrees (F).
  2. 2
    In a bowl combine flour, pepper, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, and baking soda. Put it to the side.
  3. 3
    Place 1/2 cup of softened butter in bowl, as well as the brown sugar, and molasses into stand mixer with a paddle attachment. Beat on medium speed until fluffy, for just a few minutes. Next, add in egg and vanilla.
  4. 4
    On low speed, slowly add in the flour mixture that was set aside. Mix until all ingredients are combined.
  5. 5
    Put a sheet of parchment paper over a cookie sheet and using a cookie scoop, scoop out dough and place on cookie sheet as you would baking cookies. Bake for 15 minutes but make sure to rotate cookie sheets halfway. Cookies should have a slight golden brown top and a few cracks. Remove cookie sheet and set aside for about 5 minutes.
  6. 6
    Put 1 1/2 cups of powdered sugar in a bowl or a ziplock bag and evenly coat the cookies with it. Place powdered cookies on a wire rack to cool for remainder of the time. Once they are cooled put them into an airtight container.

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