Italian Pepper Cookies Recipe
Do you want to try different but delicious cookies? Try these Italian Pepper cookies! They are simple to make and ready in 15 minutes. Let's try?
Equipment
- Baking sheet
- Parchment Paper
Ingredients
- 1 cup All-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon Baking powder
- 1/4 teaspoon Salt
- 1/2 cup Unsalted butter, at room temperature (1 stick)
- 1 cup Sugar (divided)
- 2 Large eggs (beaten)
- 1 tbsp Anisette or other anise-flavored liqueur
- 3 tbsp Finely chopped candied or dried orange peel
- 1 tbsp Finely chopped fresh rosemary leaves
- 1/4 teaspoon Freshly ground black pepper
- 1/2 cup Whole blanched almonds, toasted and coarsely chopped
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line a baking sheet with parchment paper.
- In a bowl, whisk together flour, baking powder, and salt.
- Cream butter and 3/4 cup sugar together in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and anisette. Stir in the flour mixture until just combined.
- Stir in orange peel, rosemary, pepper, and almonds.
- Form dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls on a prepared baking sheet and flatten slightly. Sprinkle it with the remaining sugar.
- Bake cookies until golden brown, about 15 minutes. Cool on a wire rack.
- Enjoy!