Pfeffern#sse #3
cookies
4 cup flour, unsifted
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1 teaspoon cloves, ground
1/2 teaspoon mace
1 teaspoon allspice, ground
1 pepper, black; as desired
1 1/4 cup honey
2 tablespoon butter; (no margarine)
2 large eggs
1 cup sugar, confectioners'
1 teaspoon vanilla
1 ; water
Sift flour, baking powder and spices together. Heat honey and butter until butter melts. Cool to lukewarm and 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 cookies in glaze and place on wire rack to dry. Store cookies in airtight tins.
per Rich Harper Fidonet COOKING echo
Yield: 48 cookies