Pfeffernüsse

Name: Pfeffernüsse
Prep time: 45 min
Cook time: 45 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 72
Cuisine: Global
Ingredients: 2 teaspoons baking soda; 473 milliliters firmly packed brown sugar; 113 grams About 1/2 cup butter or margarine, at room temperature; 59 milliliters finely chopped candied citron; 2 larges eggs; 769 milliliters all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoons ground cinnamon; 1 teaspoons ground cloves; 0 teaspoons ground ginger; 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg; 170 grams 1/2 cups chopped pecans; 1 teaspoons salt

Pfeffernüsse

Pfeffernüsse might be just the hor d'oeuvre you are searching for. This recipe serves 72. One serving contains 75 calories, 1g of protein, and 3g of fat. This recipe covers 2% of your daily requirements of vitamins and minerals. A mixture of flour, eggs, pecans, and a handful of other ingredients are all it takes to make this recipe so flavorful. From preparation to the plate, this recipe takes roughly 45 minutes. It is a good option if you're following a vegetarian diet.

Instructions

In a large bowl, with a mixer on medium speed, beat 1/2 cup butter and the brown sugar until well blended.

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Brown Sugar

Butter

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Blender

Bowl

Add eggs and beat until smooth. In a small bowl, stir baking soda in 1 tablespoon hot water until dissolved; beat into butter mixture.

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Baking Soda

Butter

Water

Egg

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Bowl

In a medium bowl, mix flour, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, ginger, and salt.

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Cinnamon

Clove

Ginger

Nutmeg

All Purpose Flour

Salt

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Bowl

Add to butter mixture, stir to mix, then beat until well blended. Stir in pecans and citron.

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Butter

Citron

Pecans

Divide dough in half and shape each portion into a log about 11 inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap logs separately in waxed paper and freeze until firm enough to slice, at least 1 hour.

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Dough

Wrap

Unwrap dough.

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Dough

Cut logs crosswise into 1/4-inch-thick rounds and place about 1 inch apart on buttered 12- by 15-inch baking sheets.

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Baking Sheet

Bake cookies in a 350 regular or convection oven until lightly browned, 8 to 12 minutes; if baking two sheets at once in one oven, switch their positions halfway through baking.

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