Peppernotter - Spiced Christmas Biscuits
...pfeffernüsse, pebernodder, peppernotter or perrarnotter are all spiced biscuits, available around the Christmas season. These won't last long in your house.
Ingredients
Makes: 48 biscuits
- 3 eggs
- 150g caster sugar
- 110g dark brown soft sugar
- 2 teaspoons lemon juice
- 65g almonds, chopped (optional)
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
- 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
- 375g plain flour
- 125g icing sugar
- 2 teaspoons water
Method
Prep:45min ›
Cook:25min ›
Ready in:1hr10min
- Preheat oven to 150 C / Gas 2. Grease several baking trays.
- Beat the eggs, caster sugar and dark brown soft sugar in a bowl until the sugar is incorporated, 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 3.75cm diameter; place the balls on the prepared baking trays at least 2.5cm apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven until a cocktail stick inserted into the centre of a cookie comes out clean, about 25 minutes. Remove from trays immediately to cooling racks to prevent cookies from getting too hard.
- Stir together icing sugar and water to make the glaze; drizzle each cookie while slightly warm with about 1/2 teaspoon, spreading it around the top of the cookie.
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Reviews & ratings
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Reviews in English (13)
Cookies did not flatten out like picture shows, but I fixed this on my second batch by flattening the tops, and they were bland. I would recommend adding more spices for more flavor. Also make sure to wait until they are completely cooled before adding the glaze on top. Cookies were ok but I will not be making them again. - 25 Dec 2010 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
I agree with Tina, this turned out rather bland. Living in Europe, I tend to double the dose of anything 'spicy', in american recipes (as I did for this one), 2 and a half cups of flour would be better, I agree. I also triple the garlic for American recipes. - 24 Dec 2010 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)
Always wanted to find a recipe like this! I omitted the black pepper and instead added 1/2 tsp white pepper instead, and also added 1/2 tsp salt. I rolled the cookies into balls, then in some raw sugar, flatted with a flat glass. Mmmm! - 30 Dec 2010 (Review from Allrecipes US | Canada)