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Pfeffernusse

Recipe By :The Editors of Favorite Brand-Name Recipes Magazine
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Germany

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1 teaspoon ground ginger
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground black pepper
1 cup butter -- softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1/4 cup dark molasses
1 large egg
powdered sugar

Grease cookie sheets; set aside. Place flour, baking powder, cinnamon,
ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, cardamom and pepper in large bowl;
stir to combine.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed
until light and fluffy scraping down side of bowl once, Beat in molasses
and egg. Gradually add flour mixture. Beat at low speed until dough
forms, scraping down side of bowl once. Form dough into a disc; wrap in
plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
Preheat oven to 350°F Roll dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 2 inches
apart on prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden
brown.
Remove cookies with spatula to wire racks; dust with sifted powdered
sugar. Cool completely.
Store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months.
Makes about 5 dozen cookies

Cuisine: "Old World Favorites, Vol. 1 #20"
Source: "Cooking Class Christmas Cookies"
Yield: "5 Dozen"
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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 4304 Calories; 193g Fat (40.0%
calories from fat); 53g Protein; 599g Carbohydrate; 15g Dietary Fiber;
684mg Cholesterol; 4645mg Sodium. Exchanges: 22 Grain(Starch); 1 Lean
Meat; 37 1/2 Fat; 17 1/2 Other Carbohydrates.


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