Mom's Fabulous Pfeffernuesse

• 1 14 cups butter
• 1 14 cups brown sugar, packed
• 34 cup honey (OR a combination) or 34 cup molasses (OR a combination)
• 12 cup water
• 12 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 dash pepper
• 12 teaspoon clove
• 12 teaspoon allspice
• 14 teaspoon nutmeg
• 14 teaspoon mace
• 1 12 teaspoons cinnamon
• 18 teaspoon cardamom
• 6 cups flour
• 12 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon anise extract
• 2 cups nuts, chopped

1. Cream butter, add sugar, cream well.
2. Blend in honey (molasses) and 1/2 of water.
3. Dissolve soda in remaining water.
4. Add with sifted dry ingredients, anise and nuts to creamed mixture.
5. Mix well.
6. Chill.
7. On greased cookie sheets, 10- 12 min, 375F.
8. My mother used to make long rolls of dough, 3/4 in.
9. thick, and slice'em off.
10. Ava has some kind of sausage stuffer- works on same principle.
11. I use a melon-baller, which does take some time.
12. My batch is usually 26 dozen or so, if I remember right.
13. Good luck and enjoy.
14. Love, Mom.

butter, brown sugar, honey, water, baking soda, pepper, clove, allspice, nutmeg, mace, cinnamon, cardamom, flour, salt, anise, nuts

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/moms-fabulous-pfeffernuesse-17008 (may not work)