peppernotter (scandinavian christmas cookies)

Ingredients

• Servings: 4
• 3 eggs
• 3/4 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup brown sugar
• 2 teaspoons lemon juice
• 2/3 cup finely chopped almonds (optional)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1/2 teaspoon ground allspice
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 3 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 cup confectioners' sugar
• 2 teaspoons water

Recipe

Preparation Time: 45 mins Cook Time: 25 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 20 mins


• preheat oven to 300 degrees f (150 degrees c). grease several baking sheets.
• beat the eggs, white sugar, and brown sugar in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved, then beat in lemon juice, almonds, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, black pepper, allspice, and cloves until thoroughly combined. mix in flour to make a sticky dough.
• turn the dough out a well-floured work surface, and knead the dough 1 to 2 minutes, adding more flour if needed, to make a smooth, workable dough. pinch off pieces of dough and roll them into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter, and place the balls on the prepared baking sheets at least 1 inch apart.
• bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cookie comes out clean, about 25 minutes. remove from sheets immediately to cooling racks to prevent cookies from getting too hard.
• stir together confectioners' sugar and water to make a glaze, and drizzle each cookie while slightly warm with about 1/2 teaspoon, spreading it around the top of the cookie.