Pfeffernusse - A German Christmas Cookie
1/2 cup butter
3/4 cup granulated sugar
3/4 cup brown sugar
1 egg
1/2 cup sweet cream
2 tablespoons honey
1/3 cup white syrup
1 teaspoon oil of anise
1/2 teaspoon vanilla
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg
1/4 teaspoon pepper, allspice
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/4 teaspoon baking powder
4 cups flour
In a large bowl, mix dry ingredients together. Add in wet ingredients.
Roll into balls about the size or a quarter. Bake at 375 for 10 minutes.
Dust each cookie with powdered sugar.
(My mother was half German, and this was one of her favorite things to make at this time of year.)