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      Title: Old World Pfeffernusse Cookies
 Categories: Cookies
      Yield: 48 servings
 
    1/2 c  Butter or margarine;
           -softened
    3/4 c  Packed brown sugar
    1/2 c  Molasses
      1    Egg
      1 tb Licorice-flavored liqueur
           Optional
  3 1/4 c  All-purpose flour
      1 ts Baking soda
      1 ts Ground cinnamon
    1/2 ts Ground cloves
    1/4 ts Ground nutmeg
      1 ds Pepper
           Powdered sugar
 
  Recipe by: COUNTRY CHRISTMAS RECIPES
     Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease cookie sheets. Beat butter and brown
  sugar in large bowl until creamy. Beat in molasses, egg and liqueur, if
  desired, until light and fluffy. Mix in flour, baking soda, cinnamon,
  cloves, nutmeg and pepper. Shape level Tablespoon of dough into balls.
  Place 2" apart onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes until set.
  Cool 2 minutes on cookie sheets. Remove to wire racks; sprinkle with
  powdered sugar. Cool completely. Store in airtight containers.
 
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