Leusch Family Recipes

Peppernuts

Ingredients

  • 2 Cups Brown Sugar
  • 2 Eggs
  • 1 Teaspoon Cinnamon
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Nutmeg
  • 1/2 Cup Whole Milk
  • 4 Cups Flour
  • 3/4 Cup Butter
  • 1/2 Cup Currants
  • 1/2 Teaspoon Allspice
  • 1 Teaspoon Baking Soda
  • 1/2 Teaspoon White Vinegar

Instructions

Cream the sugar and butter. Beat in the eggs, one at a time. Sour the milk with the vinegar. Sift the flour and spices together. Slowly add the flour mixture and sour milk to the creamed mixture alternately. Once mixed add the currants. Drop from a teaspoon onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 375 degrees for about 10 minutes.