Peppernuts

Total Time: 3 hrs 45 mins Preparation Time: 3 hrs Cook Time: 45 mins

Ingredients

• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/4 cup brown sugar
• 6 tablespoons shortening
• 1 egg
• 1/4 cup sour cream
• 3/8 teaspoon baking soda
• 3/8 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon anise seed
• 1/4 teaspoon nutmeg
• 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
• 1/4 teaspoon ground mace
• 1/4 teaspoon ginger
• 1/4 teaspoon allspice
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 1/2 cups flour

Recipe

• 1 mix all ingredients except for the flour until well blended.
• 2 mix in the flour.
• 3 chill dough 3-4 hours (or overnight). if you're in a time crunch you can chill dough for 1-2 hours in the freezer.
• 4 roll dough into pencil-shaped rolls (about 1/4-1/3 inch thick).
• 5 cut into 1/4 - 1/2 inch pieces and drop onto ungreased baking sheet.
• 6 bake at 350 for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. *the smaller the pieces the less time they need to cook. in my convection oven, if i cut them as above i only have to cook them for 6 minutes.