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Pepernoten (Spiced Sinterklaas Cookies)

One serving has 320 kcal and 4 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of manganese (31%), thiamin (25%), selenium (23%) and phosphorus (21%). Ready in 55 minutes.

Pepernoten (Spiced Sinterklaas Cookies)
Photo: M.Minderhoud, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 40 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (77.7 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Vegetarian
  • Contains: dairy, gluten

Ingredients

  • 35 g Flour, all-purpose
  • 20 g Sugar, brown
  • 15 g Butter, unsalted
  • 5 g Milk, whole
  • 1 g Cinnamon
  • 0.2 g Cloves
  • 0.2 g Nutmeg
  • 0.3 g Anise seed
  • 1 g Baking powder

Method

  1. Rub the butter into the flour, brown sugar, cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, anise and baking powder until a dough forms, adding the milk to bring it together (this is 1 portion, about 10 small cookies; multiply by 6 for a full batch).
  2. Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
  3. Roll into small balls, about the size of a hazelnut, and flatten slightly on a baking tray.
  4. Bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 12-15 minutes until firm and lightly golden.
  5. Cool completely, until crunchy, before serving or tossing into shoes for Sinterklaas.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy320 kcal15%
Carbohydrates48 g
Water11.5 mL
Fiber1.6 g6%
Protein4 g8%
Tryptophan0.05 g
Threonine0.11 g
Isoleucine0.14 g
Leucine0.28 g
Lysine0.11 g
Methionine0.07 g
Cystine0.08 g
Phenylalanine0.2 g
Tyrosine0.13 g
Valine0.17 g
Histidine0.09 g
Fat12.8 g
Monounsaturated3.6 g
Polyunsaturated0.62 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-60.43 g
Saturated7.8 g
Trans-Fats0 g
Cholesterol32.8 mg
Calcium118 mg12%
Copper0.07 mg8%
Iron2.1 mg12%
Magnesium12.7 mg4%
Manganese0.56 mg31%
Phosphorus148 mg21%
Potassium85.7 mg2%
Selenium12.5 µg23%
Sodium89.8 mg
Zinc0.33 mg4%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.28 mg25%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.19 mg17%
Niacin (vitamin B3)2.1 mg15%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.22 mg4%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.03 mg2%
Folate (vitamin B9)65.2 µg16%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)0.05 µg2%
Choline4.2 mg1%
Vitamin A105 µg15%
Vitamin C0.11 mg0%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)2.5 IU0%
Vitamin E0.47 mg3%
Vitamin K1.8 µg2%

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

0.2 kg CO2e a serving: about average for breakfasts, sides, desserts and drinks on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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