Best 6 Black Pepper Christmas Cookies Recipes

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When it comes to Christmas baking, there are few things more classic than black pepper Christmas cookies. These delicious treats are a festive addition to any holiday party or gathering, and they're sure to be a hit with your friends and family. With their combination of sweet and spicy flavors, these cookies are a unique and unforgettable treat that will leave you craving more.

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BLACK PEPPER COOKIES



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Cookies with black pepper.

Provided by Mary Adams Hogan

Categories     Desserts     Cookies     Drop Cookie Recipes

Yield 48

Number Of Ingredients 12

3 eggs
2 cups packed light brown sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
½ teaspoon baking soda
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup finely chopped walnuts
2 ½ cups raisins
2 tablespoons chopped candied citron
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Steps:

  • Beat eggs with brown sugar. Stir in flour with baking soda, salt, spices and pepper. Add nuts, raisins and citron and stir to coat. Pour the egg-sugar mixture into flour mixture and stir to make a stiff dough. Chill.
  • Using rounded teaspoonful of dough roll into balls with floured hands. Put on greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees F (190 degrees C) for 10 to 12 minutes. Sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 105.4 calories, Carbohydrate 21.6 g, Cholesterol 11.6 mg, Fat 2 g, Fiber 0.7 g, Protein 1.6 g, SaturatedFat 0.3 g, Sodium 47.2 mg, Sugar 14.9 g

BLACK PEPPER COOKIES



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The not-so-secret ingredient here is 1/4 teaspoon of ground black pepper, which adds a little kick to sweet sugar cookies. Serve these Black Pepper Cookies with our Zabaglione.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 2 1/2 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/4 cup unsalted butter (1/2 stick), softened
1/3 cup sugar
1/8 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
Pinch of salt
2 large egg whites, room temperature
1/3 cup all-purpose flour
1/4 teaspoon freshly ground pepper

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 425 degrees, with rack in center. Put butter and sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; cream on medium speed until pale and fluffy. Mix in vanilla and salt. Beat in egg whites until incorporated. Combine flour and pepper in a small bowl; add to butter mixture in 3 batches, mixing until just combined.
  • Put dough in a pastry bag fitted with a 3/8-inch round tip (such as Ateco #804). Pipe 3-inch strips about 1/2 inch apart on a parchment-lined baking sheet, keeping tip close to sheet for thin cookies. Bake until edges are golden and centers are set, about 7 minutes. Let cool on sheet 5 minutes before transferring with a spatula to a wire rack to cool completely.

CHOCOLATE-BLACK PEPPER COOKIES



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These crunchy cookies get a flavorful kick from black pepper and cinnamon.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Yield Makes about 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 11

1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
3/4 cup unsweetened Dutch-process cocoa powder
1/4 teaspoon coarse salt
1/4 teaspoon finely ground pepper, plus more for sprinkling
1 tablespoon plus 1 teaspoon good-quality instant espresso powder
1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) unsalted butter, softened
1 cup granulated sugar
1 large egg
1 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla extract
Coarse sanding sugar, for rolling

Steps:

  • Sift together flour, cocoa powder, salt, pepper, espresso powder, and cinnamon into a large bowl; set aside.
  • Put butter and granulated sugar in the bowl of an electric mixer fitted with the paddle attachment; mix on medium speed until pale and fluffy, about 3 minutes. Mix in egg and vanilla. Reduce speed to low. Add flour mixture; mix until just combined.
  • Turn out dough onto a piece of parchment paper, and roll into a 2-inch-diameter log. Roll log in the parchment. Refrigerate at least 1 hour or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Remove log from parchment paper. Let soften slightly at room temperature, about 5 minutes. Roll log in sanding sugar, gently pressing down to adhere sugar to dough. Transfer log to a cutting board, and slice into 1/4-inch-thick rounds. Place rounds on baking sheets lined with parchment paper, spacing 1 inch apart. Sprinkle each round with freshly ground pepper.
  • Bake cookies until there is slight resistance when you lightly touch centers, about 10 minutes. Transfer cookies to wire racks to cool completely. Cookies can be stored in airtight containers at room temperature up to 2 days.

BLACK PEPPER CHRISTMAS COOKIES



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Susan Pease got this from her sister-in-law and then submitted it to All Saints Episcopal Church, West Plains, MO, 100th Anniversary version of Burnt Offerings.

Provided by Ambervim

Categories     Dessert

Time 25m

Yield 1 Batch

Number Of Ingredients 11

3 cups flour, sifted
2 teaspoons baking powder
3 teaspoons ground ginger
2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
1 cup butter, soft
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 large egg
1 cup confectioners' sugar, sifted
4 teaspoons water

Steps:

  • Sift flour, baking powder and set aside.
  • Mix the spices into the butter. Blend in the sugar. Beat in the egg.
  • Stir in the flour mixture.
  • Chill at least several hours or overnight.
  • Preheat oven to 375°F.
  • Roll on a lightly floured board to 1/8 inch. Cut with cookie cutter.
  • Bake for 8 to 10 minutes until lightly browned around the edges.
  • Cool and ice.
  • Store in an air tight container.
  • Glaze:.
  • Stir water into sugar and mix well.

BLACK PEPPER BUTTER COOKIES



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These are my absolute favorite cookies. A friend in college had received a huge tin of homemade cookies from her mother and a version of these cookies were inside, along with many other types of cookies. I had never heard of black pepper cookies before and loved the unique flavor-sweet & buttery, with a slight kick from the pepper. I searched for years to find the recipe and finally found it in a Watkins spices cookbook several years ago. I make these every year for the holidays and everyone always wants to know the secret of my "vanilla flecked" butter cookies. Update: Eggs sizes seem to be shrinking, so depending upon the size of the eggs in your area, you may need to use an XL egg rather than a large. Regarding the pepper: fresh ground will produce huge grains of pepper and make things far too peppery and savory tasting. Please use finely ground pre-ground black pepper in this recipe, carefully measured using a measuring spoon and leveled off.

Provided by HeatherFeather

Categories     Dessert

Time 26m

Yield 48 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

2 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup granulated sugar
1 cup sweet unsalted butter, softened
1 large egg
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1 1/2 teaspoons black pepper
extra sugar, for dipping glass

Steps:

  • Mix all ingredients (except for the extra sugar for dipping the glass) together well using a heavy duty mixer.
  • Roll into 1/2 inch size balls-you will need three large ungreased cookie sheets, 16 balls per sheet.
  • Use the flat base of a drinking glass that has been dipped into sugar to flatten each dough ball on the cookie sheets.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 F (or 180 C) oven for 8-11 minutes or until lighly browned on the edges- do not overbake.
  • Remove to wire racks to cool.

GRANDMA ANNA'S ITALIAN PEPPER COOKIES



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Spicy and sweet old-school Italian Christmas cookie recipe, like my grandma used to make. No electric mixer needed.

Provided by DaniDee

Categories     Italian Cookies

Time 1h10m

Yield 60

Number Of Ingredients 21

4 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups white sugar
¼ cup cocoa powder
1 teaspoon ground black pepper
½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon baking soda
¼ teaspoon ground nutmeg
¼ teaspoon ground cloves
1 cup shortening
1 cup milk
¼ cup orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup raisins
½ cup chopped walnuts
¼ cup finely chopped walnuts
¾ cup confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons milk
1 tablespoon orange juice
1 teaspoon grated orange zest
2 tablespoons multi-colored sprinkles, or to taste

Steps:

  • Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.
  • Sift flour, sugar, cocoa powder, pepper, cinnamon, baking soda, nutmeg, and cloves for cookies together into a large bowl.
  • Place shortening in a microwave-safe bowl. Microwave on high in 30-second increments until melted. Pour into dry ingredients and mix with a spoon.
  • Add milk, orange juice, orange zest, and vanilla; mix with a spoon to combine. Add raisins, chopped walnuts, and finely chopped walnuts and mix with your hands to combine. Roll dough into small balls and set 1/2 inch apart on the prepared baking sheets.
  • Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, 15 to 18 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet briefly before removing to a wire rack to cool completely, about 15 minutes.
  • Prepare glaze while cookies cool. Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Add milk, orange juice, and orange zest and mix until smooth.
  • Brush glaze onto cooled cookies or spread with a spoon. Decorate with sprinkles.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.4 calories, Carbohydrate 17.6 g, Cholesterol 0.4 mg, Fat 4.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 1.4 g, SaturatedFat 1 g, Sodium 13 mg, Sugar 10.3 g

Tips:

  • Use high-quality black pepper for the best flavor. Freshly ground black pepper is ideal.
  • If you don't have a cookie press, you can shape the dough into balls and flatten them with a fork.
  • Bake the cookies until they are just set, but not overbaked. Overbaked cookies will be dry and crumbly.
  • Let the cookies cool completely before storing them in an airtight container.

Conclusion:

Black pepper Christmas cookies are a delicious and festive treat that are perfect for the holiday season. They are easy to make and can be decorated in a variety of ways. With their unique flavor and festive appearance, these cookies are sure to be a hit at your next holiday party.

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