Pfeffernusse

 

When I was growing up, my parents often brought pfeffernusse cookies at Christmas time. It used to be easy to find them thins time of year.   I haven’t been able to find them anywhere for four or five years. My solution is to make them myself  

Today, I made these cookies tonight from a recipe I found online. This was the best recipe I have tried so far. I replaced the shortening and margarine with butter. I really don’t like shortening, so I do this quite often. Next time I make them, I will put the anise in the wet ingredients instead of the dry. It seemed a bit odd.