These cookies are German traditional cookies made mostly at christmas, you can try this for your own celebrations, just make sure your family or friends left some for you.
Preparation Time: 15 mins
Cook: 15 mins
Additional: 2 hrs 30 mins
Servings: 18
Ingredients.
- ½ cup molasses
- 1/4 cup honey
- 1/4 cup shortening
- 1/4 cup margarine
- 2 large eggs
- 4 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 cup white sugar
- ½ cup brown sugar
- 2 teaspoons anise extract
- 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
- 1 ½ teaspoons ground cardamom
- 1 ½ teaspoons baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup confectioners’ sugar for dusting
Preparation.
Step 1.
Stir together molasses, honey, shortening, and margarine in a saucepan over medium heat; cook and stir until creamy. Remove from heat and allow to cool to room temperature. Beat in eggs.
Step 2.
Combine flour, white sugar, brown sugar, anise, cinnamon, cardamom, baking soda, cloves, nutmeg, ginger, black pepper, and salt in a large bowl. Add molasses mixture; stir until thoroughly combined. Refrigerate dough until well chilled, about 2 hours.
Step 3.
Preheat the oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
Step 4.
Roll dough into acorn-sized balls and place 1 inch apart on baking sheets.
Step 5.
Bake in the preheated oven until firm to the touch with slight cracking, 10 to 15 minutes. Cool on the baking sheets briefly before removing them to a wire rack to cool completely.
Step 6.
Dust cooled cookies with confectioners’ sugar. Store in an airtight container.
