2020 Christmas Cookies

[GotGarlic]

Mini cookie plate

 

[pepperhead212]

Here are the pfeffernüsse that I made. I made these so that I could give a few to some diabetic friends. I used the same recipe I make snowballs with - with 3 oz of ground nuts - and I added the spices to it, for the Pfeffernüsse. But I also used palm sugar - not great, but better than other sugars for diabetics - and barley flour and some dark bessan (chick pea flour), these flours made in the Vitamix. I also put 1 tsp xanthan gum in, for 2 1/2 c of the flours, and it gave the cookies enough body, though these aren't the types that rise much - like shortbread. I just made them in the food processor, with cold butter.
Pfeffernusse, the ones without dusting. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Pfeffernusse, dusted with 10x sugar. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Pecan snowballs, elongated, to distinguish from the pfeffernusse. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

Pecan snowballs, before second dusting. by pepperhead212, on Flickr

 

[msmofet]

Cookie tray

 

[Kaneohegirlinaz]