Pfeffernüsse
pfeffernüsse small spice cooky popular holiday treat german ethnic mennonite north america similar cooky made denmark netherlands well called pfeffernüsse plural singular pfeffernuss german pepernoten sing pepernoot dutch päpanät plautdietsch pfeffernusse peppernuts english pebernødder danish johann fleischmann confectioner offenbach main created recipe goethe praised pastry felix mendelssohn went offenbach main especially buy state hesse served state reception brother grimm warned sister charlotte de excessive consumption dont eat much pepper nut said cause lot heat time nutmeg considered aphrodisiac cardamom invigorating caffeine germany pfeffernüsse associated christmas cookie part yuletide celebration since name literally mean peppernuts mean contains nut cooky roughly size nut eaten handful may account name named pinch pepper added dough baking though pfeffernüsse cookie recipe differ contain aromatic spice – commonly cardamom nutmeg cinnamon clove ginger black pepper mace anise molasses sugar honey used sweeten cooky variation dusted powdered sugar though traditional ingredient dough butter shortening margarine egg flour leavening agent baking powder baking soda potassium carbonate ammonium carbonate get sticky dense consistency original mixture kneaded either hand use electric mixer northern germany pfeffernüsse hemispherical pastry two centimetre diameter firm consistency northern moppen variant larger softer based gingerbreadlike dough icing glaze southern germany dough made candied lemon peel orange peel orange zest lemon zest often also almond saxony three centimetre uncoated angular recipe passed family german mennonite origin call peppermint extract rather traditional spice making light minty flavor cooky cooked soft coated powdered sugar specific origin variation unknown netherlands give name kruidnoten small brown round cooky pepernoten concern chewy snack lighter color chunky angular appearance even though perceivably different dutch resident mistakenly call kruidnoten pepernoten online store list category well holidayexclusive snack available store sell food around sinterklaas time pepernoten one earliest sinterklaas candy yet become relatively rare child prefer meanwhile kruidnoten recipe become subject experimentation heavily expanded throughout year besides regular variant package include gummies sugar candy kruidnoten covered layer whitemilkpuretruffle chocolate – one earliest loved variant – also strawberry caramel stroopwafel coconut coffee bubblegum cake etc pfeffernüsse commonly mistaken kruidnoten spice nut english famous holiday cooky kruidnoten harder darker brown color different shape ingredient similar used speculaas russian tea cake also confused pfeffernüsse especially dusted powdered sugar muskazine lebkuchen aachener printen stollen speculaas baumkuchen springerle vanillekipferl bethmännchen deheidesand dezimtstern deberliner brot kruidnoten dutch pepernoot dutch macaroon de offenbacher pfeffernüsse rezept der kuchenbäcker december murray catherine cook exchange secret emmett schuchardts st james catholic church pfeffernusse cookie recipe wisconsin state journal capital newspaper inc canadian living test kitchen december pfeffernusse canadian living popular many european country lovely little cooky black pepper enhances spice cookie without adding heat electric kitchen pfeffernusse cooky german pepper nut cooky honolulu staradvertiser hawaiian electric industry