Pfeffernuess - Grandma Selje's Recipe

By rainmaker

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup butter
• 1/2 cup lard
• 1/2 cup white sugar
• 1/2 cup brown sugar
• 1-1/2 cup maple syrup (or dark corn syrup)
• 1/2 cup cold coffee
• 6 cups flour
• 2 tsp. baking powder
• 1/4 tsp. cloves
• 1/4 tsp. black pepper
• 1/4 tsp. cinnamon
• 1/4 tsp. allspice
• 3 - 4 tsp. whole anise seed
• 1/2 cup chopped brazil nuts

Preparation

Step 1

Cream shortening and sugar. Add maple syrup and coffee. Sift flour, baking powder and spices together and add to liquid ingredients. Stir in nuts and anise seeds. Cover and let ripen in refrigerator overnight. When ready to bake, roll dough into long rolls about 3/4" thick.

Cut off in short bits and place on ungreased cookie sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees F.