Real pfeffernuesse (pepper balls)

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Preparation Time:

10 Min

Serves:

Difficulty:

Moderate

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Main Ingredients:

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Cooking Preparation of the Recipe:

4 c Flour; unbleached, unsifted
1 ts Baking powder
1 ts Cinnamon
1 ts Cloves; ground
1/2 ts Mace
1 ts Allspice; ground
Black pepper; as desired
1 1/4 c Honey
2 tb Butter; (no margarine)
2 Eggs; large
1 c Confectioners' sugar
1 ts Vanilla
Water

Sift flour, baking powder and spices together. Heat honey and butter
until butter melts. Cool to lukewarm and beat in eggs. Add flour
mixture. Chill dough 1/2 hour. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place
on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees F. for 15 minutes. Cool
Cookies on wire racks. Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla, and water to
form a thin glaze. Dip cookies in glaze and place on wire rack to
dry. Store cookies in airtight tins. Makes 4 dozen cookies.