Grossmutter’s Peppernuts

Name: Grossmutter's Peppernuts
Prep time: 40 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 50 min
Yield: about 30 dozen.
Ingredients: 3 large eggs, room temperature; 2 cups sugar; 2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour; 1 teaspoon anise extract or crushed aniseed

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: about 30 dozen.

Before Christmas, my grandmother would bake peppernuts and store them until the big day. When we came home from school, the whole house would smell like anise and we knew the holiday season was about to begin. —Marilyn Kutzli, Clinton, Iowa

Ingredients

3 large eggs, room temperature
2 cups sugar
2-3/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon anise extract or crushed aniseed

Directions

1. Beat eggs and sugar at medium speed for 15 minutes. Reduce speed; gradually add flour and anise. Beat until well combined. On a lightly floured surface, shape dough into 1/2-in.-thick ropes. Refrigerate, covered, for 1 hour.
2. Preheat oven to 350°. Cut ropes into 1/2-in. pieces; place on greased baking sheets. Bake until set, 6-8 minutes. Cool completely on baking sheets on wire racks. Cookies will harden upon standing. Store in airtight containers.

Nutrition Facts

6 pieces: 51 calories, 0 fat (0 saturated fat), 9mg cholesterol, 4mg sodium, 11g carbohydrate (7g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch.

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