Pebernødder (Danish Peppernuts Cookies)
Pebernødder are tiny Danish ginger snap cookies spiced with cinnamon, cardamom, cloves, and pepper popular throughout Scandinavia during Christmas.
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Servings: 100 cookies
Ingredients
- 9 tbsp butter (room temperature)
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/4 cup heavy cream
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp cinnamon
- 1/2 tsp ground cardamom
- 1/2 tsp black pepper
- 1/4 tsp ground cloves
- 1/2 tsp ginger
- 1 tsp orange zest
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 390°F (200°C) and line a baking sheet with baking paper.
- Beat the butter and sugar together in a large mixing bowl. Add the cream and stir until light and fluffy.
- In a separate bowl, stir together the rest of the ingredients.
- Add the dry ingredients to the butter mixture, stirring first with a spoon before gathering the dough together in a ball with your hands.
- Roll the dough into long sausages about as thick as your index finger and then cut 1 cm (1/2) slices. Roll each slice into a ball and place on the baking sheet.
- Bake for 8 - 10 minutes, until the bottoms are golden brown. Cool on a wire rack and enjoy!