Norwegian Pfeffernerse

4 Reviews

“ A traditional Norwegian Christmas recipe.” - by RETTTS

Ingredients

1 pound unsalted butter
3 cups white sugar
3 teaspoons bakers' ammonia
1 cup finely chopped almonds
3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour

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Original recipe yields 5 dozen

Directions

In a large bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in the powdered ammonia and chopped almonds. Knead in the flour. Roll dough into 1 inch balls and freeze for 1 hour.
preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Take cookies out of the freezer and bake for 30 minutes.

Nutrition

Amount Per Serving (30 total)

Calories
257 cal
13%

Fat
14 g
22%

Carbs
31.8 g
10%

Based on a 2,000 calorie diet

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Reviews (4)

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LINNEA LAHLUM

Jan. 16, 2003

"Something is missing here. Loretta needs to go back and check her recipe. I think she got the titles mixed up. "Pfeffernerse" means "pepper nuts". It's supposed to be a spice cookie with pepper added ..." See moreto zip up the spices even more. It's shaped like a nut, but it doesn't contain nuts. This recipe is for a nut cookie, like Pecan Dreams, which in Scandinavia is made with almonds."

HERMIONESANA15

Nov. 11, 2003

"Although it make seem in a past review this recipe is not right, I made it for a class in school and they were delicious! My ancestors were from Norway. and these cookies are pretty easy to make, and ..." See morethey taste really good! thanks. :)"

Marie C.

Dec. 14, 2009

"I absolutely love the texture that the bakers ammonia gives this cookie. They tasted like little puffs of sugar. I would add a generous amount, 1-3 tsp, of vanilla extract next time. Thanks for the..." See more post. It was fun to see what bakers ammonia can do to a cookie."

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