Black Pepper Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 3
• 3 eggs
• 2 cups packed light brown sugar
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon ground cloves
• 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon ground black pepper
• 1 cup finely chopped walnuts
• 2 1/2 cups raisins
• 2 tablespoons chopped candied citron
• 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar for decoration

Recipe

• beat eggs with brown sugar. stir in flour with baking soda, salt, spices and pepper. add nuts, raisins and citron and stir to coat. pour the egg-sugar mixture into flour mixture and stir to make a stiff dough. chill.
• using rounded teaspoonful of dough roll into balls with floured hands. put on greased cookie sheet. bake at 375 degrees f (190 degrees c) for 10 to 12 minutes. sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.