Pfeffernusse, or “peppernuts,” are little balls of vacation cheer that originated in Germany. It’s believed their identify comes from the entire spices which are 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 mild brown sugar
- 3 tablespoons (63 grams) unsulphured molasses
- 3 tablespoons (63 grams) honey
- 1 massive egg(50 grams), room temperature and calmly crushed
- 1½ cups (180 grams) confectioners’ sugar
- 2 tablespoons (30 grams) sizzling 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, prepare dinner butter, brown sugar, molasses, and honey over medium warmth, stirring regularly, till butter is melted, sugar dissolves, and bubbles type round sides of pan. Take away from warmth, and pour combination into a big heatproof bowl. Fastidiously stir in flour combination till nearly mixed. Stir in egg till mixed (Combination shall be very comfortable and glossy.) End up dough onto plastic wrap, and flatten right into a 6-inch sq. (about ¾ inch thick). Wrap in plastic wrap, and refrigerate till agency, at the least 1 hour.
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Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
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Lower dough into 1-inch-wide strips. Lower every strip crosswise into 1-inch items (about 16 grams every). Roll every bit right into a ball. Place 1 inch aside on ready pans.
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Bake till set and edges are calmly 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) sizzling water till easy. Dip high of every cookie in glaze, and place on ready rack, letting extra glaze drip off. Let stand till glaze is ready, 45 minutes to 1 hour. Retailer in an hermetic container for as much as 5 days.
