Recipe - Pfeffernuse (Spice Cookies)

Soft butter
4 cup Allpurpose flour
1 teaspoon Doubleacting backing powder
1 teaspoon Ground cloves
One half teaspoon Ground allspice
One half teaspoon Ground cinnamon
Three fourths cup Honey
1 cup Dark corn syrup
Three fourths cup Sugar
2 tablespoon Butter
1 Tblesp lard

Here is my contribution to International day. This one is German and I love
them this time of the year. This came from the Time/Life Foods of the World
series in The Cooking of Germany vol.

Preheat the oven to 400 degrees F. Coat two large baking sheets lightly
with butter. Combine the flour, baking powder, cloves, allspice and
cinnamon in a bowl, and set aside. In a deep, heavy 5 to 6quart saucepan,
bring the honey, corn syrup, and sugar to a boil over moderate heat,
stirring until the sugar dissolves. Reduce the heat to low and simmer,
uncovered, for 5 minutes. Remove the pan from heat, add the butter and
lard, and stir until melted. Beat in the flour mixture, a cup or so at a
time. When the batter is smooth, drop it by teaspoonfuls on to the baking
sheets, leaving an inch or so between the cookies. Bake in the middle of
the oven for about 15 minutes, or until the cookies are firm to the touch
and light brown. Transfer them to a cake rack to cool, and proceed with the
remaining batches, coating the baking sheets with a little butter each
time. Pfeffernuse can be stored for 6 to 8 weeks in tightly sealed jars or
tins. Makes about 30 cookies.

Posted to BakeryShoppe Digest V1 #253 by Skeeter prissb@agate.net on Sep
19, 1997