Pepernoten Dutch Christmas Cookies Food

Taken from a little community cookbook "Cooking on Clogs" that has some great family recipes compiled by Dutch ladies especially for when they pined for typical Dutch recipes and treats that were not available to them shop-bought when they emmigrated to other countries. These should be little tiny balls... about the size of the top joint of your little finger.. and when cooled you mix them with sweets (candy) that is hard and very sugary and THIS mix is what Sint Nicolas's helpers Zwarte Piet(s) throw at children when they make their "surprise" visit to families with the Big Red Book on the 5th of December. NOTE: If you have access to commercially mixed Speculaas kruiden (spices) then you could use 2 3/4 teaspoons of that instead of the individual spices listed. ZWT REGION: The Netherlands.

Provided by kiwidutch

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 50 pepernoten

Number Of Ingredients 10

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 33.2, Fat 0.9, SaturatedFat 0.5, Cholesterol 2.2, Sodium 8.1, Carbohydrate 6.2, Fiber 0.1, Sugar 4.2, Protein 0.3

Posted for ZWT6. These cookies are traditionally part of the Sinterklaas celebration in Holland, which is a December 5 feast where St. Nicholas hands out treats and gifts to children. St. Nicholas was the original inspiration for today's Santa Claus. Note: These cookies are very hard for about a week after baking and will be difficult to bite into without first dunking into a beverage. They will soften with time. Yield is an estimate. Prep time does not include letting cookies sit overnight before baking.

Provided by noway

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h10m

Yield 96 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

• Ingredients

Nutrition Facts : Calories 40.1, Fat 0.3, SaturatedFat 0.1, Cholesterol 8.8, Sodium 24.6, Carbohydrate 8.6, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 4.5, Protein 0.8