Peppernuts

Preparation info
  • Makes

    27

    dozen
    • Difficulty

      Easy

Appears in
Farm Journal’s Country Cookbook

By Nell B. Nichols

Published 1972

  • About

Store these spicy, hard cookies in airtight containers. You can add a slice of apple to mellow them

Ingredients

  • 3 eggs, beaten
  • c. brown sugar, firmly packed
  • 4 c. sifted

Method

  • Combine eggs and sugar; beat well.
  • Sift together dry ingredients; add gradually to egg-sugar mixture (dough will be very stiff).
  • Divide dough. Roll with hands on lightly floured board into rolls the thickness of your middle finger. Cut in ½" slices. Place 1 to 1½" apart on greased baking sheet.
  • Bake in slow oven (300°) 30 minutes. Remove cooki