Dutch Pepernoten Cookies
Servings: 77 cookies
Calories: 40kcal
Pepernoten are Dutch cookies which are traditionally baked and eaten during Sinterklaas festivities. Pepernoten literally translates to pepper nuts! All of your favourite Christmas spices are present - cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, and ginger. But, this cookie has black pepper too!
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Ingredients
- 3/4 cup butter, softened
- 1 cup brown sugar, lightly packed
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 teaspoon ground cloves
- 2 teaspoons ground ginger
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 teaspoons ground nutmeg
- 1 teaspoon ground black pepper
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone baking mat. Set aside.
- In a bowl, cream together the butter and sugar until well combined.
- Add the egg and beat into the butter and sugar mixture.
- Next, add the flour, salt, baking soda, cloves, cinnamon, ginger, nutmeg, and ground black pepper. Beat into the butter mixture.
- Portion the cookie dough into 1 teaspoon size portions. Roll into a ball and place on the baking sheet, leaving about two inches of space around each cookie.
- Bake for 10 minutes.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 5 minutes on the baking tray.
- Transfer the cookies to a wire cooling rack to finish cooling.
Nutrition
Calories: 40kcal | Carbohydrates: 5g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 2g | Saturated Fat: 1g | Cholesterol: 7mg | Sodium: 32mg | Potassium: 10mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 59IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg