German Spiced Cookies (Pfeffernusse)
By Jodi MacKinnon (QFG) [MACJOD]
November 17, 2023
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Recipes
German Spiced Cookies (Pfeffernusse)
Course
Dessert
Servings
20
Prep Time
20 min
Cook Time
15 min
Total Time
35 min
Ingredients
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3/4 tsp Ground Cinnamon
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1/2 tsp Ground Allspice
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1/4 tsp Ground Cloves
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1/4 tsp Ground Nutmeg
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1/4 tsp Baking Soda
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3/4 cup Brown Sugar
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1/2 tsp Vanilla Extract
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2 1/4 cups All Purpose Flour
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3 1/2 cup Icing Sugar
Instructions
- 1
Preheat oven to 350°F
- 2
In a large bowl, combine, flour, baking soda, cinnamon, allspice, cloves and nutmeg. Mix and set aside.
- 3
With a handheld electric mixer, in a separate bowl, beat together butter, brown sugar, and molasses until fluffy. Beat in egg and vanilla.
- 4
Add the dry ingredients into the wet ingredients and mix until it creates into a cookie dough.
- 5
Take a heaping teaspoon of dough, roll into a ball and place on a prepared baking sheet. Repeat process with the remaining dough.
- 6
Bake for 15 minutes until cookies are golden and firm to touch. Transfer cookies into a cooling rack and set aside.
- 7
To create the icing: combine icing sugar and milk. Mix until sugar is dissolved.
- 8
Glaze the cookies with icing to coat. Enjoy!