Christmas Pfeffernusse

Total Time: 1 hr 14 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 14 mins

Ingredients

• 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 teaspoons baking powder
• 1 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1 teaspoon ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/2 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1/4 teaspoon fresh ground black pepper
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup dark molasses
• 1 large egg
• powdered sugar, sifted

Recipe

• 1 grease cookie sheets; set aside.
• 2 place flour, baking powder, cinnamon, ginger, baking soda, salt, cloves, cardamom and pepper in large bowl; stir to combine.
• 3 beat butter and sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy scraping down side of bowl once.
• 4 beat in molasses and egg. gradually add flour mixture. beat at low speed until dough forms, scraping down side of bowl once. form dough into a disc; wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate until firm, 30 minutes or up to 3 days.
• 5 preheat oven to 350°f.
• 6 roll dough into 1-inch balls. place balls 2 inches apart on prepared cookie sheets. bake 12 to 14 minutes or until golden brown.
• 7 remove cookies with spatula to wire racks. while warm, dust or roll with sifted powdered sugar. cool completely.
• 8 store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 3 months.