In my current work in progress, Breaking Bread, my main character, Maya Kaminsky bakes a batch of her grandmother’s (Baba’s) pepper cookies. I thought it would be fun to share the recipe for them, since they are one of my favorite cookie varieties. This is a Russian, Eastern European cookie, so-named for the pepper and spices in the mix. It may sound like a strange combination, but trust me, these are amazing!
Pepper Cookies
Ingredients:
1 1/4 cups sugar
3/4 cup butter, melted
3 eggs
4 cups flour
1 cup milk
1 cup cocoa
1/4 teaspoon salt
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon nutmeg
1/2 teaspoon allspice
1/2 teaspoon black pepper
4 teaspoons baking powder
1 Tablespoon vegetable oil
12 ounces chocolate chips
Melt butter in milk in small sauce pan.
Combine dry ingredients in a large mixing bowl.
In a separate bowl, beat eggs together with oil.
Make a ‘well’ in the center of the blended ingredients and add beaten eggs and oil, melted butter and milk and mix to form dough.
Knead in the chocolate chips.
Form dough into small balls, (golf ball sized or smaller) and bake at 350 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes.
Cool completely before icing.
Icing:
16 ounces confectioner’s sugar
milk (amount varies according to desired consistency of the icing)
Add milk to confectioner’s sugar a little at a time, to form icing. Icing consistency should be the similar to ketchup – pourable but not watery. You want it to coat the cookie and not run off but also not be creamy like cake icing.
Dip the tops of the cookies into the icing and let rest on cooling rack until icing sets completely. Enjoy!
Oh wow! Thank you.
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You are welcome! I hope if you try these you like them. It’s a big batch so great for guests!
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I want to!
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Yum!! Those would be great with my coffee right about how!!!!!
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Now, not how. How, too, I suppose since you have them and I do not.
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And how, yes! I’m giving some away to friends lest I eat them all myself!
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Please invite me…….
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They look delicious!
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Thank you! 🙂
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And now I feel incredibly boring with my usual baking of predictable chocolate chips cookies…
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Oh no way! Chocolate chip cookies are everyone’s favorite! Can’t go wrong! xo
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Still, yours look yummy – need to try them!
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Thank you! I hope you like them. 🙂
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Oh, I’m not worried, I’m such a food whore 😉 (is there even such a thing? lol)
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Well if there isn’t, there should be! Lol! That’s awesome!
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mmm! Thanks for the recipe!
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You’re welcome! Enjoy!
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Looks delicious, Meg. I just got some new cookie sheets, so I may be in the mood tonight for some baking.
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Oh perfect! I hope you like them and thank you!
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I’m so glad you posted this recipe! I was intrigued. I printed it off and will try it this weekend when Tornado-Boy visits. 🙂
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Oh, fantastic! Thank you. I do hope you like them. They are one of my favorites. Let me know how it goes! 😀
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I will. 😀
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Meg, these look fantastic. I bet they don’t last very long. 😉
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Thank you, no not long at all!
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You’re welcome!
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Meg, these look like a winner. Had not heard of these before – thanks for passing the recipe forward!
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You’re very welcome. Enjoy!
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Those look really good!! 😃
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They are pretty awesome. Let me know if you try them! 😀
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You got it! If its got chocolate chips in it, I’m in. 😃
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I know! That’s a pretty easy sell! 😀
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Ha! Is for me, that’s for sure. 😃👍
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Those sound so yummy, always love new recipes
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Thanks, Dee! If you give these a try, let me know!
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I like the idea of adding cooking recipes to short stories. I have done it before and will continue to do so. I have given my Teddy Bear a new name: Caws Wedi Teddy.
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I love that!
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I discussed it with my daughter and we are torn between Caws Wedi Teddy and Caws Tedi Pobi … oh dear … my Queso Manchego tonight was delicious … I may find the answer to my quandary in my drams [sic{k}] … I was trying to type dreams but drams may be better …
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Very cheesy, Roger! 😀
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I feel hungry just looking at these!
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Thank you!
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Very nice.
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Oh wow – these look divine! Will definitely have to try them out over Easter 🙂 Love your blog
xx
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Thank you, Clare!
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Nice post
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Thank you!
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I am very hungry now….🌷🌷🌷🌷
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That is high praise! Thank you. 🙂
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