pfeffernusse
Sign in to savePfeffernüsse are small spice cookies, popular as a holiday treat with Germans and ethnic Mennonites in North America. Similar cookies are made in Denmark, and The Netherlands, as well. They are called (plural, singular is ) in German, pepernoten (sing. pepernoot) in Dutch, päpanät in Plautdietsch, pfeffernusse or peppernuts in English, and pebernødder in Danish.
Key facts
- Food.name
- Pfeffernüsse
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- de
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- true
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- Au pfeffernuesse 01.jpg
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- Pfeffernüsse, by Aldi
- Food.alternate_name
- Peppernuts
- Food.place_of_origin
- Denmark, Germany, Netherlands
- Food.type
- Cookie
- Food.main_ingredient
- cardamom, nutmeg, cinnamon, cloves, ginger, black pepper, mace, anise, sugar, butter, eggs, flour
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- Ingredients
- German varieties
- Dutch variation
- US variation
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- References
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Pfeffernüsse are small spice cookies, popular as a holiday treat with Germans and ethnic Mennonites in North America. Similar cookies are made in Denmark, and The Netherlands, as well. They are called (plural, singular is ) in German, pepernoten (sing. pepernoot) in Dutch, päpanät in Plautdietsch, pfeffernusse or peppernuts in English, and pebernødder in Danish.
==History== Johann Fleischmann, a confectioner from Offenbach am Main, created the recipe in 1753. Goethe praised the pastries. Felix Mendelssohn went to Offenbach am Main especially to buy them. The state of Hesse has served it at state receptions.
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