Beginner Gardening: Anyone Making Christmas Cookies?, 0 by willowwind

willowwind wrote:
It's traditional here to make peppernuts or pfeffernusse so we started right after Thanksgiving. They're a spicy anise flavored cookie that came from Russia with the Mennonites. You roll the dough into long snakes and cut them into little 1/2 inch by 1/2 inch pieces. They're baked by the quart instead of the dozen. Although the kitchen smells wonderful, they need to age a few days to develop their taste. There are as many recipes as there are people around here, but Christmas wouldn't be the same in our homes without them.