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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:09pm

My grandmother used to make a rolled out/cut out sugar cookie that was melt-in-your-mouth to die for!

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:13pm
Cloves and nutmeg sound like peppernuts (pfeffernusse) but the sour cream is a mystery.
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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:27pm
Now that you mention it, they did have kind of a pfefferneuse taste to them - but they were a soft cookie, kinda chewey, while the pfefferneuse that I'm familiar with are pretty crisp balls covered in powdered sugar.
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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:30pm

<<...pfefferneuse...>>


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Registered: 10-16-1999
Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:39pm

It's a German (I think) heritage Christmas cookie that is hard as a rock, but has a real nip to it (spicy) and is great with spiced cider, coffee, hot chocolate.

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:50pm

It's a German Butter cookie made with a little flour, powdered sugar, lots of butter and a little vanilla. You can either roll them into balls and then in powdered sugar after they come out of the oven OR you can shape them, and when they come out of the oven, you sprinkle them with the sugar. They melt in your mouth and are VERY yummy! I have the very old recipe from my mom, I can post it if you like.


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Registered: 10-16-1999
Mon, 11-26-2007 - 7:56pm
Ooooo, yummmmm.... I'd sure like that recipe!
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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 11:26pm

Here is the recipe!


They are a family favorite around here and I only make them for Christmas and since they don't keep well for too long, I make them twice because the first batches go like wildfire. And yes, I agree with grandma, you must let the butter soak through the first layer or sugar before rolling them again (and sometimes a third time!).


German Christmas Butter Cookies


1/2 lb. butter
1/4 c. sugar (I use confectioners sugar, not granulated)
2 1/2 c. flour
1 c. pecans, chopped (I ground the nuts for more of a melt in your mouth texture!)
2 tsp. vanilla
Confectioners sugar



Combine butter, sugar, flour and vanilla into a dough. Mix in nuts. Roll dough into balls about the size of a whole pecan and bake in preheated oven at 300 degrees for 20 minutes. Cool, roll in powdered sugar while still warm.


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And here is a similar recipe called Mexican Wedding Cakes that our family also loves:


1 C butter


1/2 C conf sugar (sifted)


1/4 tsp salt


1 tsp vanilla extract


2 C sifted flour


Cream butter and sugar, blend in salt, vanilla, & flour. If too soft, chill till firmer. Scoop small pieces of dough and roll into

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 11:30pm
Sounds pretty yummy, actually.

 

 

 

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 11:31pm

Oh Rose~ I didn't see this post! I *think* the cookie you're describing here is called Lebkuchen and that recipe is below. These cookies will last forever and get hard but are really tasty. No one in my house likes them but I remember my mom made them every year when we were kids.


2 c. brown sugar
2 c. honey
2 c. light molasses
2 c. sour cream
2 tbsp. shortening
2 tbsp. baking soda
1 tbsp. cinnamon
1 tbsp. cloves
1/2 c. diced orange peel
1/2 c. lemon peel
1/2 c. citron peel
1 c. slivered almonds
10 c. flour


Warm brown sugar, honey, molasses and shortening. Cool. Mix sour cream and baking soda, let stand awhile. Then add to cooled molasses mixture. Add rest of ingredients to make dough. Let rest overnight in a cool place. Roll out 1/4 inch thick, using a round cutter or small glass to cut out. Dough is sticky. Do not add extra flour, just use enough for rolling out. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.

Frost with powdered sugar frosting, use half water and half lemon juice. Store in airtight container, will keep several months. Improves with age.

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Mon, 11-26-2007 - 11:35pm

<<No one in my house likes them ...>>


How can that be?

 

 

 

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