Recipes · German · Bakery

Pfeffernüsse (Spiced Pepper Cookies)

One serving has 260 kcal and 4 g protein. Ready in 105 minutes.

Pfeffernüsse (Spiced Pepper Cookies)
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  • Preparation: 90 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (71.1 g)
  • Difficulty: Medium
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, egg, gluten, honey

Ingredients

  • 25 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 12 g Sugar, brown
  • 8 g Honey
  • 8 g Butter, unsalted
  • 6 g Eggs, whole, raw
  • 0.5 g Baking soda
  • 0.3 g Cinnamon
  • 0.1 g Cloves
  • 0.1 g Allspice
  • 0.1 g White pepper
  • 8 g Sugar, powdered
  • 3 g Water

Method

  1. Makes 3 cookies as one serving; multiply the ingredients by 12 for a batch of about 36. Warm the honey slightly, then beat with the brown sugar, butter and egg until smooth.
  2. Mix in the flour, baking soda, cinnamon, cloves, allspice and white pepper to make a firm dough; chill for 1 hour.
  3. Roll into 3 small balls and place on a lined tray.
  4. Bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 12-15 minutes until just firm; cool completely (they harden further as they cool).
  5. Whisk the powdered sugar with the water to a thin glaze.
  6. Dip the top of each cooled cookie in the glaze and let set before serving.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy260 kcal12%
Carbohydrates45.9 g
Water13.4 mL
Fiber0.93 g3%
Protein3.5 g7%
Tryptophan0.04 g
Threonine0.11 g
Isoleucine0.13 g
Leucine0.25 g
Lysine0.12 g
Methionine0.07 g
Cystine0.07 g
Phenylalanine0.18 g
Tyrosine0.11 g
Valine0.16 g
Histidine0.08 g
Fat7.3 g
Monounsaturated2.1 g
Polyunsaturated0.47 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.34 g
Saturated4.3 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol39.5 mg
Calcium24.2 mg2%
Copper0.05 mg6%
Iron1.4 mg8%
Magnesium8.3 mg3%
Manganese0.31 mg17%
Phosphorus42.2 mg6%
Potassium60.7 mg1%
Selenium10.7 µg19%
Sodium151 mg
Zinc0.29 mg4%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.2 mg18%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.16 mg15%
Niacin (vitamin B3)1.5 mg11%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.23 mg5%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.03 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)49.2 µg12%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.07 µg3%
Choline19.6 mg5%
Vitamin A64.4 µg9%
Vitamin C0.11 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)4.9 IU1%
Vitamin E0.32 mg2%
Vitamin K0.89 µg1%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

0.1 kg CO2e a serving: lower than most breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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