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  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. Her grandmother, Marie Rahn (left), used to ship the cookies to Hahn's father, Jerry Hahn, pictured on his wedding day with Sally Jo's mom, Anneliese. Under the photos is a family genealogy book, written in German, that another relative made.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home, but not all the recipes turned out. This one had too much liquid.
  • Many pfeffernusse recipes call for honey, corn syrup or molasses, and some include an egg or two.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. The cookie's signature spicy flavor comes from a variety of seasonings, including cardamom, cinnamon and star anise.
  • Sally Jo Hahn makes pfeffernusse at her South Austin home on Dec. 4, 2012.
  • Sally Jo Hahn makes pfeffernusse in her South Austin home on Dec. 4, 2012.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. After mixing the ingredients to make the dense and sticky, you roll out the dough into strips and then cut them into pieces.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home. Many of the recipes called for eggs, but her grandmother's used potash and ammonium carbonate, which she found online.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home. The recipe she was looking for called for ammonium carbonate, a little used ingredient now that makes the cookies hard.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home. This is one of the handwritten recipes that she tried that included a note wishing her good luck.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home. Before cutting them into pieces, you have to roll the dough into long strips.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home.
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home. The cookies puff up a little when baked, but turn very hard once they cool
  • Sally Jo Hahn lost her grandmother's recipe for pfeffernusse, a traditional cookie made in countries throughout Europe during the holidays. With the help of dozens of recipes that readers sent in, she found one that was similar to her Oma's, which we made together in her South Austin home.
 

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