My first try at Pfeffernusse cookies

And OH GOOD GRACIOUS they're goooooood! !!!!!!

Here's the recipe I used, and I made a couple of changes. First, since I couldn't find anise extract, I used 1 tsp ground anise. Maybe next time, I might add 1/4 tsp to that, but since I'm not an anise fan... *shrug*

The second change I made was to use 1 1/2 tsp of freshly ground Tellicherry pepper, plus 1/2 tsp of ground white pepper. I'm told that these cookies get better as they age, but I'm going to consider trying to use 1 3/4 tsp of the Tellicherry and 3/4 tsp of the white pepper - but then, I'm a pepper ADDICT! LOL

Comments

[Cao]

1.

Those are one of my Christmas favorites....they look great.

[Kat]

2.

Just after I reply to this, I'm going to update the post with the recipe I used, plus the tweaks I did.

Oh, these are nummy, nummy NUMMY!!!!!!!!! Far better than simple gingerbread!