Originally Posted by
tuckyquilter
Spice cookies are my go to for Christmas Cookie Exchanges. Gingersnaps or Moravian Spice cookies are always good this time of year. I make my great grandmother's Pheffernusse, from her recipe. I do cheat though as I make them about the size of a quarter instead of the smaller less than a dime size. Don't hate me because I cheat.... but they are rather labor intensive. Rolling all those little cables to cut. etc. BUT still the folks love them. Put on on your tongue and let it melt. They are very hard cookies, which is why they got the name German Peppernuts. This is the one cookie I make every year. They ship very well too.
My Danish Mom and Grandma made those and that's exactly what they called them. Germany and Denmark are neighbors so that would stand to reason. Never my favorite, I think you could not harm them if you ran over a batch with an army tank! Thanks for the memories !