Pfeffernuss Drops - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1 3/4 c. flour
1/4 tsp. baking soda
1/4 tsp. ground nutmeg
1/8 tsp. pepper
1/2 tsp. ground cardamon
1/4 c. candied orange rind, finely chopped
1 1/4 c. sifted confectioners sugar
red and green candied cherries
1 tsp. cinnamon
1/4 tsp. salt
1/8 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. anise seed, crushed
1/4 c. candied citron, finely chopped
2 Tbsp. butter or margarine
1 egg
1 tsp. milk

Preparation

Sift together the flour, cinnamon, baking soda, salt, nutmeg, cloves and pepper.
Stir in anise seed, cardamon, citron and orange rind until well mixed; set aside.
Beat butter and 1 cup confectioners sugar until well mixed.
Beat in egg.
Add flour mixture just until blended.
Chill overnight, or until firm enough to handle.
Roll dough (about 1 teaspoon) at a time into small balls.
Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets.
Top each with a piece of candied cherry.
Stir milk into remaining 1/4 cup confectioners sugar until smooth.
Drizzle very lightly over top of each cookie.
Bake in moderate oven at 350\u00b0 for 8 minutes, or until very lightly browned.
Remove from cookie sheets at once with spatula.
Cool completely on wire rack.