Peppernuts
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Ingredients
Bring the following to a boil and then cool to room temperature:
4 cups sugar
3 cups honey
1 cup butter
Then add:
1 ½ cups cold strong coffee
3 teaspoons baking soda
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons salt
2 ½ teaspoons cinnamon
2 teaspoons pepper
2 ½ teaspoons allspice
2 ½ teaspoons cloves
9 teaspoons Anise Extract
22 cups flour
Instructions
Makes a medium stiff dough but not sticky. Roll to 1 inch thick and cut with donut hole cutter. Place on cookie sheets and bake at 375 degrees for 10-12 minutes.
While still warm, dunk peppernuts into a powdered sugar frosting mixture (make two colors – red and green). Dunk the peppernuts in the frosting mixture and allow to drip and dry on wire cooling racks. Once totally cool and frosting is dry, store in airtight container.
NOTE: This recipe makes a BUNCH of peppernuts! You can cut the recipe in half or quarter it to make a smaller batch. My grandparents always made these too every Christmas. They stored them in those big popcorn tins. I think these are actually better the longer they are stored. That Anise flavoring gets stronger the longer you store them. Enjoy!
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