December Day 23: Pfeffernusse 🍪
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Happy National Pfeffernusse Day!!! Also Merry Christmas Eve Eve! Happy Festivus! Merry Christmas Adam! (😂)
We really love these cookies. We get them every year.
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Question: Do you think the cookie press you use for parmesan biscuits be good for making pfeffernusse? My sister likes the little crunchies but making them into rolls and cutting into tiny slices takes FOREVER and she's been looking for a better way
In a word, No.
We looked up a few Pfeffernüsse recipes in cookbooks and on-line, and from the look of things (a) their dough would be too stiff for a cookie press AND (b) since Pfeffernüsse start as solid little balls, a cookie press (ours, anyway) can’t make that shape.
Funny thing, we had these tucked away in the biscuit-tin.
They’re a Polish version, and whether the original recipe varies from the German original or commercial versions are just more lightly spiced anyway, they’re a little bland. Also, I discovered, a little stale, so with the assistance of a cup of tea they’re now history.
Your sister could always look for one of these:
It’s a little cheese-slicer (standard Tabasco bottle for scale) whose wire might make cutting the dough rolls a bit easier. Besides cheese we’ve used it for well-chilled herb butters and it works just fine for that as well. (It’s also a bit unusual, which might Encourage Others To Help...) ;->
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For people interested in Pfeffernüsse:
Here’s a recipe that uses the “make dough and chill then make rolls and slice” method.
Here’s a recipe that leaves out the chilling, rolling and slicing yet creates almost the same end result.
Finally: use a “make dough and chill” recipe, roll it out quite thick, take out rounds with a cookie cutter then proceed as usual - though this doesn’t seem much less work than slicing rounds off cylinders.
It seems that Pfeffernüsse are another of those things which, if you want them, involve a certain unavoidable amount of labour.
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Pfeffernusse are out in stores! Christmas must be coming! The Archway ones are rolled in powdered confectioner's sugar; the ones at Aldi's are frosted in a confectioner's sugar glaze. I love eating them during the holiday season!
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It's pfeffernusse season! These little soft anise-and-other-spices flavored cookies show up at aldi during the winter and I love them so
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PFEFFERNÜSSE
Pfeffernüsse translates in English as “pepper nuts”, and they are one of the most traditional cookies made during the holidays in Germany. It is a perfect cookie to offer as a gift, as they are best when consumed a few days after baking. The recipe is found in the cookbook “Classic German Baking“, but it is also available online (click here). I made half the amount of spice mix, and still had…
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Recipe for Pfeffernusse
These nut-sized cookies are flavored with pepper, cardamom, ginger, and cinnamon. In Norway, they are referred to as Pepperkaker.
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Pfeffernusse are out in stores! Christmas must be coming! The Archway ones are rolled in confectioners sugar; the ones at Aldi's have a confectioner's glaze. I love eating them during the holiday season!
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German Peppernut Pfeffernusse Cookies
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German Peppernut Pfeffernusse Cookies
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German style Pfeffernusse cookie
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Recipe for Pfeffernusse Kuchen
These are some spicy little guys. This cookie is traditionally served with black coffee. 1 teaspoon ground cloves, 2.25 cups white sugar, 4 eggs, 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon, 1 tablespoon ground black pepper, 3.5 cups all-purpose flour
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German style Pfeffernusse cookie
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