Recipes: Pfeffernüsse

From my grandmother's cookbook:

1 cup Crisco
1 1/2 cups brown sugar
3/4 cup white sugar
1 egg
3/4 tsp salt
1/2 tsp anise oil
1/4 tsp cloves
1/2 tsp nutmeg
3/4 tsp cinnamon
1/2 cup chopped pecans
3/4 tsp baking soda, dissolved in 1/2 cup hot coffee
6 cups flour (or less)

Roll to pencil thin and chill. Slice into 1/2" pieces. Bake on greased cookie sheet at 350 degrees for 8 minutes.

10 German Foods I Miss Most

• Bavarian Kraut


• Döner Kebab (German Gyros)


• Pfeffernüsse (Pepper Cookies)


• Radler (Biker Beer)


• Riesling


• Rote Grütze (Red Fruit Pudding)


• Spargel mit Schinken (White Asparagus with Ham)


• Spätlese


• Spätzle (Egg Noodles)


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