European Recipe ★ Pebber Nodder (Danish Christmas Cookies)

These cookies are like little bites of Christmas. Cinnamon and cardamom flavor these little shortbread nuggets.

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter
• 1 cup sugar
• 2 eggs
• 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon ground cardamom
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon, or to taste

Cooking Directions

1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
2. In a large bowl, mix together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the eggs one at a time, stirring until light and fluffy. Combine the flour, cardamom and cinnamon; stir into the sugar mixture just until blended.
3. Separate the dough into 6 balls, and roll each ball into a rope about as big around as your finger on a lightly floured surface. Cut into 1/2-inch pieces, and place them on an ungreased baking sheet.
4. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets for a few minutes, then transfer to wire racks to cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

• calories36.9
• carbohydrateContent4.4 g
• cholesterolContent8.6 mg
• fatContent2 g
• fiberContent0.1 g
• proteinContent0.5 g
• saturatedFatContent1.2 g
• sodiumContent14.5 mg
• sugarContent2 g