Pfeffernusse (Pepper Balls)

Recipe Ingredients

4 cups	250g / 8.8oz	Flour; unbleached - unsifted
1 teaspoon	5ml	Baking powder
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cinnamon
1 teaspoon	5ml	Cloves; ground
1/2 teaspoon	2.5ml	Mace
1 teaspoon	5ml	Allspice; ground
		Black pepper; as desired
1 1/4 cups	296ml	Honey
2 tablespoons	30ml	Butter
2		Eggs; large
1 cup	198g / 7oz	Confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon	5ml	Vanilla
		Water

Recipe Instructions

Sift flour, baking powder and spices together. Heat honey and butter until butter melts. Cool to lukewarm and beat in eggs. Add flour mixture. Chill dough 1/2 hour.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350F for 15 minutes. Cool Cookies on wire racks.

Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla, and water to form a thin glaze. Dip cookies in glaze and place on wire rack to dry. Store cookies in airtight tins.

Makes 4 dozen cookies.

Source:
Bill Wight

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