Pfeffernusse Recipe

Ingredients

• 50ml molasses
• 200g brown sugar
• 50g unsalted butter
• 20ml milk
• 1 egg, beaten
• 1 good pinch of salt
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• ¼ teaspoon white pepper ground
• 1 teaspoon freshly ground cardamon
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
• A good pinch of ground cloves
• ½ teaspoon ground star anise
• 300g plain flour
• 1 egg white
• 150g pure icing sugar- sifted
• ½ teaspoon lemon juice
• Extra water for thinning