German Pfeffernusse Cookies
Classic German Pfeffernüsse Cookies made with warm spices, molasses, anise, and chopped nuts—then dipped in glaze and powdered sugar. Soft, chewy, and full of holiday flavor.
Ingredients
60 servings
Instructions
- In a large bowl, use an electric mixer to combine the butter and brown sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in the molasses, water and vanilla extract. In a separate bowl, whisk together the flour, spices, baking soda and salt/pepper. Gradually mix in the dry ingredients to the wet mixture. Stir in the nuts. Cover the bowl with plastic wrap and refrigerate for one hour.
- Preheat the oven to 375℉. Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
- Roll the chilled dough into 1-inch balls. Place 2-inches apart on the prepared baking sheets. Bake 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden brown.
- Meanwhile, in a shallow bowl, whisk together the powdered sugar, milk and vanilla. Place some more powdered sugar in another shallow bowl. Place some paper towels or waxed paper under wire racks. Move the cookies to the wire racks to cool for 5 minutes. Dip the tops of the warm cookies in the glaze, allow the excess to drip off, and then dip in the powdered sugar. Cool completely on the wire racks. Store cooled cookies in an airtight container. These cookies freeze well too.
Nutrition per serving
70kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$930.00
$930.00
Per Serving
$16.00/serving
$16.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1860.00 vs buying!
~$1860.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (70% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| salted butter | 10 tbsp | $165.00 |
| + 2 tablespoons packed brown sugar | 0.5 cup | $15.00 |
| + 2 tablespoons molasses | 0.25 cup | - |
| water | 0.25 cup | - |
| anise extract | 0.5 tsp | $38.00 |
| cake flour | 3 cups | $53.00 |
| ground cinnamon | 0.75 tsp | $8.00 |
| ground allspice | 0.25 tsp | $2.00 |
| ground cloves | 0.25 tsp | $2.00 |
| ⅛ teaspoon ground nutmeg | - | - |
| ⅛ teaspoon ground mace | - | - |
| ⅛ teaspoon ground cardamom | - | - |
| baking soda | 0.25 tsp | - |
| salt | 0.25 tsp | - |
| pinch ground white pepper | 1 | $442.00 |
| finely chopped nuts | 1 cup | $188.00 |
| powdered sugar | 0.5 cup | $15.00 |
| milk | 1.5 tbsp | $2.00 |
| ⅛ teaspoon vanilla extract | - | - |
| additional powdered sugar | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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