Pfeffernusse

Pfeffernusse

(from Phyllis Berge Hambleton)

350 degrees, 8-10 minutes

1 ½ cup sugar

1 cup margarine

1 egg

2 T light corn syrup

2 t baking soda

2 t anise extract

1 t each: cinnamon, cloves, ginger

3 ¼ c flour

1 t vanilla

            Cream sugar, margarine, and egg.  Add spices and extracts, mix well.  Add corn syrup, soda, and flour.  Chill several hours or overnight.

            Take a small amount of dough only a lightly floured surface.  Roll until long and thin (about the size of a small finger).  Cut into ¼ - ½ inch slices.  Bake several on a pan.