Pfeffern
- 3 cups flour, all-purpose sifted
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
- 1/4 teaspoon allspice
- 1/4 teaspoon cloves ground
- 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
- 1/4 teaspoon mace
- 3 each eggs beaten light
- 3/4 cup sugar
- 1 each lemon juiced, rind grated
- 23 cup nuts chopped
- Measure flour and sift with baking powder, salt, and spices.
- Add sugar slowly to beaten eggs and stir in lemon juice and grated lemon rind.
- Add dry ingredients and nuts and mix well.
- Refrigerate 2 hours.
- Roll out 1/2 inch thick and cut with tiny cutter 3/4 inch round.
- Let cookies stand over night in cool place on ungreased cookie sheet.
- Just before baking, put a drop of brandy on each cookie.
- Bake brandy side up in 300F (150C) oven for 1/2 hour.
- Cool thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.
flour, baking powder, salt, cinnamon, allspice, cloves ground, nutmeg, mace, eggs, sugar, lemon juiced, nuts
Taken from recipeland.com/recipe/v/pfeffern-39887 (may not work)