22 Dec 2009

Peppernuts

Christmas is around the corner and tradition tells to bake a lot of cookies for these holidays.
Ice cold winter and snowfall makes it even more tempting and cozy to bake cookies and ofcourse eat alot and alot of them. Two days ago, I was having the desire to bake some cookies and ended up with making these peppernuts.
These small spicy cookies are traditional christmas cookies that can be gifted away and makes a good quantity. I only had one single peppernut cookie as I am watching my calories these days and I am rom now on going to put the calorie amount in the recipes to make it easier for everyone who wants to watch their calories.






Makes about 30 (you can make about 40 if you make the cookies even smaller) Calories: ~ 1836 each cookie: ~ 61


I n g r e d i e n t s :

100 g butter or margarine
1 dl sugar
1/2 tbsp syrup
1/2 egg
1/2 tsp cardemom powder
1 tsp cinnamon
1/2 tsp ginger powder
3 1/2 dl allpurpose flour
1 tsp baking soda

Garnish
15 scalded and halved almonds


1. Stir fat, sugar and syrup
2. Add egg
3. Add the spices
4. Add flour mixed with baking soda
5. Knead the dough together
6. Roll the dough to small balls and put them on a greased tray or tray with baking sheet
7. Stick down an almond in each cookie

Bake in a moderately hot oven
175C in the middle of oven for about 20 minutes. The peppernuts should be dry and brown in color.





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