Comments on: 12 Days of Cookies: #6 Lebkuchen

By: Renee

Renee — Fri, 11 Dec 2009 11:08:03 +0000

My German mother made both Lebkuchen and Pfeffernuesse, which are quite different from one another in both spicing and texture. I’ll have to try these, but the ingredients (and picture) suggest Pfeffernuesse, not Lebkuchen.

By: Amy

Amy — Wed, 09 Dec 2009 20:04:21 +0000

This is amazing, I just got some of these in the mail from a friend last night and wasn’t sure what they were. Glad I saw this post today!

By: Karin's Mom

Karin's Mom — Mon, 07 Dec 2009 03:50:56 +0000

Oh Tim, thanks for all my uppity cookie recipes!

By: anon

anon — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:22:25 +0000

Monks baking the first pfeffernüse on communion wafers: I wouldn’t be surprised if this is true! I know at Trader Joes they do sell a kind that does have a wafer-like base.

By: megan

megan — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 21:45:44 +0000

mmmmm i’ve become addicted to Trader Joe’s “pfeffernüsse” (“pepper nuts”, as mentioned above) cookies, and now i have a recipe to make them myself! many thanks!!

By: dawn

dawn — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 20:47:57 +0000

I haven’t made these in years! Wunderbar!

By: Heather @ chik n pastry

Heather @ chik n pastry — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:42:58 +0000

These remind me of those cookies on the grocery cookie aisle only much better looking!
Which reminds me – I need to find a recipe for Jose pink-bagged Danish wedding cookies – those are my favorite store bought cookies!

By: Mike

Mike — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:38:25 +0000

I could make the obvious “I’m from Germany and I approve these cookies” comment, although I do. You nailed it with the glazing, because that’s what the kids gravitate to mostly, so it’s the most important of the whole cookie. I’m feeling compelled to do a batch now, especially in this christmasy part of the year. Thank you very much!

By: Julee

Julee — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 18:33:24 +0000

I am soooo allergic to these two nuts… I guess this is why walnuts and pine nuts exist – I wonder how this switch would pan out.

By: Melodi

Melodi — Sun, 06 Dec 2009 16:59:25 +0000

These cookies bring back memories of my childhood. My Russian grandma made ‘pepper nuts’ every Christmas – I hated them! Hers were unappealingly dense, dry, bitter & rock hard. I think she even put alum in them. This recipe may just redeem ‘pepper nuts’ in my eyes. Thanks!