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3 ¼ CUPS (400 g) Preheat the oven to 350 °F (180 °C).
ALL-PURPOSE FLOUR Mix together the flour, pepper, cinnamon, allspice, nutmeg, ginger, cloves and baking soda in
½ tsp. GROUND PEPPER a bowl. Place the butter, sugar and syrup in a separate bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
1 tsp. CINNAMON Add egg and vanilla extract and beat until combined.
½ tsp. ALLSPICE Add spiced flour mixture to the butter mixture in several additions and beat until just combined.
½ tsp. GROUND NUTMEG The mixture will have a crumbly texture. Tip out onto a lightly floured surface and knead until the
½ tsp. GROUND GINGER mixture comes together.
¼ tsp. GROUND CLOVES Using a small ice cream scoop, drop dough onto a baking sheet lined with baking parchment.
½ tsp. BAKING SODA Space cookies 1 inch (2-3 cm) apart. Place cookies in the preheated oven and bake for about
⅓ CUP + 2 tbsp. (100 g) 15 minutes. Transfer to a wire rack and let cool.
SOFT BUTTER (SALTED) Make the glaze by mixing enough milk with icing sugar to make a thick glaze. Dip the cooled
¾ CUP (150 g) BROWN cookies in the glaze and leave to dry on a wire rack. Repeat the dipping when first layer of glaze
SUGAR is set. Dip the un-glazed bases of the cookies into some melted chocolate. Leave to set.
⅓ CUP (75 ml) DARK Brush cookies with edible silver powder for a bit of Holiday sparkle.
SYRUP (LIGHT Yields: 35
MOLASSES)
1 EGG Ina explains: “Pfeffernüsse are another Christmas favourite of mine. These small,
1 tsp. VANILLA
EXTRACT spicy gingerbread cookies are a joyous mouthful of Christmas. Traditionally they
are drenched in powdered sugar while still warm from the oven, but I have taken
FOR THE GLAZE: them a step further and coated them with a powdered sugar glaze and dipped
ICING SUGAR them ever so slightly in chocolate. The result is a cross between a cookie and
MILK a candy. Pfeffernüsse keep extremely well, but they seem to disappear rather
MELTED DARK mysteriously in the run up to Christmas. You may need to plan on making at
CHOCOLATE, FOR least one more batch…”
DIPPING PS. Pferrernüsse make perfect Christmas presents wrapped in
cellophane bags or put into pretty little boxes.

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