Recipe: Pfeffernusse (German spice cookies, using honey)

PFEFFERNUSSE

4 cups unsifted flour
1 tsp baking powder
1 tsp ground cinnamon
1 tsp ground cloves
1/2 tsp ground mace
1 tsp ground allspice
1/4 to 1/2 tsp ground black pepper (if desired)
1 1/4 cups honey
2 tbsp butter (no margarine)
2 large eggs
FOR THE GLAZE:
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 tsp vanilla
Water (as needed)

Sift flour, baking powder and spices together; set aside.

Heat honey and butter together until butter melts. Cool to lukewarm, then beat in eggs. Add flour mixture. Chill dough 1/2 hour.

Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on greased cookie sheet.

Bake at 350 degrees F for 15 minutes. Cool cookies on wire racks.

Mix confectioners sugar, vanilla, and water to form a thin glaze. Dip cooled cookies in glaze and place on wire rack to dry. Store cookies in airtight tins.

Makes 48 cookies
Source: Sam Waring, rec.food.recipes