Pebernødder Pepper Nuts Recipes

PEPPER NUTS - COOKIES (PEBERNOEDDER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 400°F.
• Cream butter and sugar until fluffy; add egg and orange peel.
• Mix remaining ingredients in a separate bowl and stir into batter, do not overmix.
• Gather the dough until smooth and divide into 8 equal portions.
• Roll each portion into a long thin roll 1/2 inch in diameter.
• Cut the roll into small pieces - approx 22 pieces per roll.
• Roll into small nuts (if you are lazy or short of time you can skip this step, although rolling make for a nicer looking cookie).
• Place the 'nuts' on cookie sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake for 10 minute.

PEBERNøDDER - PEPPER NUTS RECIPE

Steps:

• Beat eggs and sugar until they are lightly and fluffy - this is easiest in a mixer. An electric whisk can also be used, but with a whisk you really have to put patience and effort into it.
• Whip the cream in.
• Mix the spices in the flour, and crumble the butter in, and add the eggnog.
• Gather the dough - it is very greasy.
• Put the dough in the fridge for at least 1 hour.
• Turn the oven to 200 ° C (390 ° F)
• Roll out the dough into finger-thick sticks - use if necessary. a little flour so that the dough releases more easily.
• Cut the sticks into hazelnut-sized pieces and roll them round.
• Put the pebernødder - pepper nuts - on baking sheets lined with parchment paper.
• Bake the pebernøøder in the oven for 6-9 minutes.
• Allow them to cool completely before placing them in an airtight cake tins or jars where they can be stored for 1 to 2 weeks.

DANISH PEPPERNUT CHRISTMAS COOKIES (PEBERNODDER)

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease two to three baking sheets.
• Beat the butter and sugar together in a mixing bowl until light and fluffy. Mix in the eggs, one at a time, beating well after each. Stir in the cardamom, cinnamon, nutmeg, cloves, and salt until well blended. Mix in the flour, one cup at a time, until the dough gathers together. With floured hands, pinch off small, 1/2 teaspoon amounts of dough, roll into tiny balls, and place on prepared baking sheets.
• Bake in preheated oven until bottom of cookies are light tan, 10 to 12 minutes. Cool 15 minutes on baking sheets. Store in an airtight container.

PEPPERNUTS

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. In the large bowl, cream the butter with the sugar using an electric mixer. Add the egg and ground nuts. In another bowl, mix the flour with the baking powder, soda, cardamom, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and nutmeg. Blend the dry ingredients into the creamed mixture until a stiff dough forms. Shape the dough into a ball. (At this point, you can wrap the dough in plastic wrap and refrigerate it to develop the flavor, for up to a week). Cut off a portion of the dough at a time and roll between your hands and a lightly floured work surface to make slim, ropes about 1/2-inch thick. Place 4 or 5 ropes on an ungreased cookie sheet. Cut ropes into 1/2-inch pieces using a sharp, small knife. Separate the pieces. Bake for 8 minutes or until the cookies are lightly browned and dry. Remove from the oven; cool on the baking sheet.

LEMON PEPPER NUTS

Steps:

• In large pan, combine cashews and sugar over medium high heat.
• Stir until sugar melts completely (about 5-7 minutes). Lower heat, and stir in lemon pepper.
• Pour onto sheet of wax paper on a cooling rack, and spread out. Allow to cool.
• Store in tightly-sealed container.

PEPPER NUTS (PFEFFERNUSSE)

Steps:

• Mix as cookie dough.
• Roll into thin ropes about the size of your pointer finger and cut into 3/4" lengths.
• You may want to freeze the ropes so as to make it easier to cut.
• Bake 15 to 20 minutes at 350 deg. F. on large cookie sheets.