Pfefferkuchen

Name: Pfefferkuchen
Total time: 80
Yield: 108
Ingredients: 1 ½ cups molasses; 1 ½ cups honey; 1 ½ cups white sugar; 1 teaspoon ground anise seed; ½ teaspoon ground cardamom; 1 teaspoon ground ginger; 1 teaspoon ground nutmeg; ¾ teaspoon ground cloves; ¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest; ½ cup butter, cut into pieces; 2 tablespoons baking soda; 1 tablespoon water; 6 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; ¼ cup cocoa powder; 2 eggs; 3 cups all-purpose flour

Recipe by Inge from allrecipes.com

Dessert 1 Hr. 20 Mins.

Ingredients

108

108 servings

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1 ½ cups molasses
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1 ½ cups honey
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1 ½ cups white sugar
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1 teaspoon ground anise seed
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½ teaspoon ground cardamom
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1 teaspoon ground ginger
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1 teaspoon ground nutmeg
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¾ teaspoon ground cloves
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¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon

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1 ½ teaspoons grated lemon zest
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½ cup butter, cut into pieces
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2 tablespoons baking soda
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1 tablespoon water
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6 cups all-purpose flour
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1 tablespoon baking powder
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¼ cup cocoa powder
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2 eggs
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3 cups all-purpose flour

Instructions

Bring molasses, honey, and sugar to a simmer in a large saucepan over medium heat, then remove from heat and allow to cool for 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Stir in anise, cardamom, ginger, nutmeg, clove, cinnamon, lemon zest, and butter. Dissolve baking soda in water, then stir into the molasses mixture. Sift together 6 cups of flour with the baking powder and cocoa powder into a large bowl. Stir in molasses mixture and eggs until smooth. Stir in remaining 3 cups flour until a stiff dough has formed.
Divide dough into 4 pieces to make it more manageable. Roll the dough to 1/4-inch thick on a well floured surface and cut into shapes with a cookie cutter.
Bake cookies on ungreased baking sheets 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned around the edges. Cool completely on a wire rack.