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Dec. 23 Toda is NATIONAL PFEFFERNUESSE DAY

Barbarainnc — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:18:19 GMT

allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pfeffernusse-cookies/

Walmart has a box of assorted Christmas cookies this year. They are made by The Bakery. In years pass they sold them in a plastic tray. They are so good. Last year they had 1 stack of the powder sugar covered spice cookies. This year they had 2 stacks. I told my hubby one stack for him, one for me!!!!

For some reason the link isn't working

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Iwantcoffee — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:24:14 GMT

I did not recognize the name and looked it up. Looks tasty

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Barbarainnc — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:27:29 GMT

Meant to say Today.

I'll try again on the link

http://allrecipes.com/Recipe/Pfeffernusse-cookies/Detail.aspx

NOW it is working!!!!!

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Iwantcoffee — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 16:30:25 GMT

Here is a recipe for Pfeffernusse cookies on Chow.com. It is a German spice cookie.

http://www.chow.com/recipes/29086-pfeffernusse-german-spice-cookies?page=all

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JustJules — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 18:04:56 GMT

Those are sooooo good! Anything with a powdered sugar coating can't be wrong.

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Iwantcoffee — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:13:12 GMT

On 12/23/2014 Hildegarde Withers said:
I like Wedding Cakes/Snowball cookies, but not Pfeffernusse. One year I grabbed a box of Pfeffernusse by mistake and was quite disappointed when I got home and seen what I had done. Oh, the devastation! LOL

The outside reminded me of wedding cookies. I have not had those in years.

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Iwantcoffee — Tue, 23 Dec 2014 21:27:08 GMT

I visit The Yummy Life blog most days and Monica had a recipe for snowball cookies today. I have not made these but they look good.

http://www.theyummylife.com/Snowball_Cookies

Snowball Cookies

By Monica Servings: makes 45-50 cookies

Ingredients

1 cup unsalted butter, softened and cut into chunks
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup powdered sugar (plus 1-2 cups for rolling cookies after they are baked)
1/8 teaspoon salt (if using salted butter, only add a pinch of salt)
2-1/4 cups flour
1-1/2 cups chopped pecans

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line a large baking sheet with parchment paper or a silicone mat.

Add everything but the pecans to a large mixing bowl. With an electric mixer, blend on low speed until mixture is combined but still crumbly. Fold in chopped nuts just until mixed (mixture should still be crumbly).

Form dough into walnut-size balls. (A small scoop makes it easier.) Place on prepared baking sheet 1/2" apart. Bake 15-20 minutes until a few cookies are starting to brown ever-so-slightly. Leave on baking sheet for 10 minutes, and roll warm cookies in powdered sugar. Allow to cool completely on a wire rack; then roll again in powdered sugar. Store in airtight container.

Flavor and texture of cookies improve the next day, and for several days after.

May be frozen for up to 1 month. After they are thawed, if necessary, roll them again in powdered sugar to restore an even appearance.