Cook's notes: Baker's ammonia or ammonium carbonate, is used as a leavener, lighter and airier than baking soda. Weiss considers it crucial to the recipe. It smells strong until it is baked. We found ...

1. In a bowl, whisk the cinnamon, cloves, coriander ginger, nutmeg, white pepper, cardamom, anise, salt, and baking soda to blend them. Add the flour and whisk well until thoroughly blended. 2. In a ...

German for "pepper nut," pfeffernusse cookies are named for the pinch of pepper added to the dough before baking. It joins a quartet of warm spices -- cinnamon, nutmeg, allspice, and cloves.

It's the week before Christmas, and Hans Rockenwagner's bakery in mid-city Los Angeles is humming. Giant side-by-side mixers beat egg white and sugar, along with a mix containing almond paste and ...

Get ready to embark on a delightful culinary journey with our Pfeffernüsse recipe – a symphony of warm spices, sweet honey, and a touch of holiday cheer. These German Christmas Spiced Cookies are not ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Traditionally made with almonds and cinnamon, these star-shaped cookies are both cute and spiced. To give ...

These traditional German Christmas Cookies are the perfect addition to your holiday cookie platter. With favorites like almond crescent cookies, spritz cookies and gingerbread cookies you can bake up ...

For the holidays, we decided to take a classic — yet simple — German pepper cookie and make it a bit more festive and a bit more peppery.

For generations of Wichitans, it’s just not the holidays until they get a batch of Margie’s Sweet Shop pfeffernusse cookies or a slice of Christstollen. Christmas is the busiest time of year for ...

I associate one and only one cookie with the Christmas season: Pfeffernusse (pronounced FEHF-fuhr-noos), and no, I didn’t just sneeze. My mom made these delicious Danish treats almost every Christmas ...