St. Patricks Day - Pebbernodders

Pebbernodders
Cookies

Although a Danish recipe, the Irish are very fond of
these simple yet delicious cookies.
(needs to be made a day ahead of serving)

Ingredients:
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ginger
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1-1/2 cups butter
1-1/2 cups sugar
3 eggs
2 teaspoons grated lemon peel

Directions:

Combine flour, baking powder, cinnamon, giner and cloves, set aside.
Beat butter and sugar in large bowl until creamy.
Add one egg at a time, blending before adding the next egg.
Gradually add flour mixture to butter mixture.
Mix only until blended, do not over mix.
Refrigerate the dough for 2 hours or until firm.

Cut dough into 16 sections.
Roll each section in flour and then into 3/4-inch thick ropes
until they are 12 inches long.
Freeze rolls on cookie sheets until hard.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F.
Spray PAM or vegetable shortening to prepare cookie sheets.
Slice the frozen rolls 1/4-inch thick.
Arrange 1 inch apart on greased cookie sheets.
Bake for 10 minutes or until lightly browned.

Remove from cookie sheet and cool on rack.

Hmmmmmm good!

Yield: 9 to 10 dozen cookies

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