Pfeffernusse, or “peppernuts,” are little balls of vacation cheer that originated in Germany. It’s believed their identify comes from the entire spices which can be floor into powder to taste the dough since conventional Pfeffernusse don’t comprise nuts, regardless of the identify.
Pfeffernusse
Makes about 36 cookies
- 2¼ cups (281 grams) all-purpose flour
- 1½ teaspoons (3 grams) floor ginger
- 1½ teaspoons (3 grams) floor cinnamon
- ½ teaspoon (2.5 grams) baking soda
- ½ teaspoon (1.5 grams) kosher salt
- ½ teaspoon (1 gram) floor cardamom
- ½ teaspoon (1 gram) floor nutmeg
- ½ teaspoon (1 gram) floor black pepper
- 1/4 teaspoon floor cloves
- ⅓ cup (75 grams) unsalted butter
- ⅓ cup (73 grams) firmly packed gentle brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons (63 grams) unsulphured molasses
- 3 tablespoons (63 grams) honey
- 1 massive egg(50 grams), room temperature and flippantly crushed
- 1½ cups (180 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) scorching water (140°F/60°C to 150°F/66°C)
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In a medium bowl, whisk collectively flour, ginger, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, cardamom, nutmeg, pepper, and cloves.
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in a medium saucepan, cook dinner butter, brown sugar, molasses, and honey over medium warmth, stirring often, till butter is melted, sugar dissolves, and bubbles kind round sides of pan. Take away from warmth, and pour combination into a big heatproof bowl. Fastidiously stir in flour combination till virtually mixed. Stir in egg till mixed (Combination can be very smooth and glossy.) Prove dough onto plastic wrap, and flatten right into a 6-inch sq. (about ¾ inch thick). Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate till agency, not less than 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Minimize dough into 1-inch-wide strips. Minimize every strip crosswise into 1-inch items (about 16 grams every). Roll each bit right into a ball. Place 1 inch aside on ready pans.
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Bake till set and edges are flippantly browned, 12 to fifteen minutes. Let cool on pans for five minutes. Take away from pans, and let cool utterly on a wire rack.
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Place a wire rack on a sheet of parchment paper.
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In a small bowl, whisk collectively confectioners’ sugar and a pair of tablespoons (30 grams) scorching water till easy. Dip prime of every cookie in glaze, and place on ready rack, letting extra glaze drip off. Let stand till glaze is about, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Retailer in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days.
