Recipe for Pfeffernuesse (Pepper Nut Cookies) 
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Yield:
6 Servings
Ingredients:
Amount Ingredient
3 cup Flour, sifted
1 tsp Baking Powder
1/4 tsp Salt
1/2 tsp Cinnamon
1/4 tsp Allspice
1/4 tsp Ground Cloves (done by hand, if poss, for stronger taste)
1/4 tsp Nutmeg ("Yuch!", Grandma always "forgot" to add it)
1/4 tsp Mace
3 x Eggs, beaten light
3/4 cup Sugar
Juice and grated rind 1 Lemon
Instructions:
Instructions: Measure flour and sift with baking powder, salt, and spices. Add sugar slowly to beaten eggs and stir in lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Add dry ingredients and nuts and mix well. Refrigerate 2 hours. Roll out 1/2" thick and cut with tiny cutter 3/4" round. Let cookies stand over night in cool place on ungreased cookie sheet. Just before baking, put a drop of brandy on each cookie. Bake brandy side up [dontcha just love it?] in 300 deg F oven for 1/2 hour. Cool thoroughly and place in tightly covered jar.

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