Instructions In a small saucepan over medium heat, melt the butter with the molasses and honey. Remove from heat and let it cool. Add the egg and anise extract to the butter-molasses-honey mixture and stir. In a large bowl, sift together the flour, white sugar, brown sugar, cinnamon, baking soda, cardamom, allspice, nutmeg, cloves, pepper, ginger, and salt. Pour the wet mixture into the dry ingredients and stir until well combined. Cover the dough and refrigerate for 2 to 3 hours. Preheat the oven to 325°F (≈ 163 °C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper. Roll the chilled dough into ~1-inch balls. Place them on the baking sheet and bake for 12 to 13 minutes, until cooked through. Once baked and cooled a bit, roll the cookies in the powdered sugar to coat. Store in an airtight container at room temp- erature for up to three days.
Cultural Cooking As social media manager for the German Canadian Club, Jonathan Gijzen has acquired a taste for the German-inspired dishes often served there: Schnitzel, Goulash or Spaetzle, for example. Here he shares a recipe for his favourite holiday-season dessert: Pfeffernüsse or German-spiced Christmas cookies. Yield: About 16 cookies Prep: 15 minutes
Bake: 12 – 13 minutes Total time: ~ 28 minutes Ingredients 2 cups all-purpose flour ⅓ cup white sugar ¼ cup brown sugar ¼ cup molasses ¼ cup butter 1 egg 3 tbsp honey 1 tsp anise extract 1 tsp cinnamon 1 tsp baking soda 1 tsp cardamom
The German-Canadian Club is located at 1 Cove Road. Follow them on Facebook or visit germancanadianclublondon.com to learn more and for event updates. Left: Jonathan Gijzen
½ tsp allspice ½ tsp nutmeg ½ tsp cloves
½ tsp ground pepper ¼ tsp ground ginger ¼ tsp salt ½ cup powdered sugar (for dusting)
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