Peppernotter (Scandinavian Christmas Cookies) Recipe

Preheat oven to 300 degrees F (150 degrees C). Grease several baking sheets.

Beat the eggs white sugar and brown sugar in a bowl until the sugar has dissolved then beat in lemon juice almonds baking powder cinnamon ginger black pepper allspice and cloves until thoroughly combined. Mix in flour to make a sticky dough.

Turn the dough out onto a well-floured work surface and knead the dough 1 to 2 minutes adding more flour if needed to make a smooth workable dough. Pinch off pieces of dough and roll them into balls about 1 1/2 inches in diameter and place the balls on the prepared baking sheets at least 1 inch apart.

Bake in the preheated oven until a toothpick inserted into the center of a cookie comes out clean about 25 minutes. Remove from sheets immediately to cooling racks to prevent cookies from getting too hard.

Stir together confectioners' sugar and water to make a glaze and drizzle each cookie while slightly warm with about 1/2 teaspoon spreading it around the top of the cookie.