Peppernøtter, little Norwegian spiced Christmas cookies

Ingredients

• Two small eggs
• 250 g of sugar
• 250 g of light brown sugar syrup
• 90 g of melted and cooled butter or margarine
• 500 g of flour
• 1 1/2 teaspoons of ground star anise
• 3/4 of a teaspoon of ammonium chloride (also known as horn salt, approximately 4g)
• 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground ginger
• 1/2 teaspoon of ground pepper

Whisk the eggs and sugar together until the mixture becomes pale and frothy.

Add the syrup and the cooled, melted butter.

Sift the majority of the flour with the salt, baking powder, and spices, and mix. Reserve the remaining flour for shaping.

Let the dough rest in the refrigerator, ideally overnight.

Preheat the oven to 180 °C.

On the floured surface, roll out the dough into thin logs, cut them into small pieces, and roll them into balls.

Place them on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper and bake for about 10 minutes, or until golden brown.