Recipes · Dutch · Bakery
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.

- 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
- 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).
- Chill the dough for 30 minutes.
- Roll into small balls, about the size of a hazelnut, and flatten slightly on a baking tray.
- Bake at 170 °C (340 °F) for 12-15 minutes until firm and lightly golden.
- Cool completely, until crunchy, before serving or tossing into shoes for Sinterklaas.
Nutrition per serving
| Nutrient | Per serving | Share of a day's need |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 320 kcal | 15% |
| Carbohydrates | 48 g | |
| Water | 11.5 mL | |
| Fiber | 1.6 g | 6% |
| Protein | 4 g | 8% |
| Tryptophan | 0.05 g | |
| Threonine | 0.11 g | |
| Isoleucine | 0.14 g | |
| Leucine | 0.28 g | |
| Lysine | 0.11 g | |
| Methionine | 0.07 g | |
| Cystine | 0.08 g | |
| Phenylalanine | 0.2 g | |
| Tyrosine | 0.13 g | |
| Valine | 0.17 g | |
| Histidine | 0.09 g | |
| Fat | 12.8 g | |
| Monounsaturated | 3.6 g | |
| Polyunsaturated | 0.62 g | |
| Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA) | 0 g | |
| Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA) | 0 g | |
| Omega-6 | 0.43 g | |
| Saturated | 7.8 g | |
| Trans-Fats | 0 g | |
| Cholesterol | 32.8 mg | |
| Calcium | 118 mg | 12% |
| Copper | 0.07 mg | 8% |
| Iron | 2.1 mg | 12% |
| Magnesium | 12.7 mg | 4% |
| Manganese | 0.56 mg | 31% |
| Phosphorus | 148 mg | 21% |
| Potassium | 85.7 mg | 2% |
| Selenium | 12.5 µg | 23% |
| Sodium | 89.8 mg | |
| Zinc | 0.33 mg | 4% |
| Thiamin (vitamin B1) | 0.28 mg | 25% |
| Riboflavin (vitamin B2) | 0.19 mg | 17% |
| Niacin (vitamin B3) | 2.1 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5) | 0.22 mg | 4% |
| Pyridoxine (vitamin B6) | 0.03 mg | 2% |
| Folate (vitamin B9) | 65.2 µg | 16% |
| Cobalamin (vitamin B12) | 0.05 µg | 2% |
| Choline | 4.2 mg | 1% |
| Vitamin A | 105 µg | 15% |
| Vitamin C | 0.11 mg | 0% |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 2.5 IU | 0% |
| Vitamin E | 0.47 mg | 3% |
| Vitamin K | 1.8 µg | 2% |
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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