Pfeffernuesse(Pepper Nut Cookies)

1 t Baking Powder

1/4 ts Salt

1/2 ts Cinnamon

1/4 ts Allspice

1/4 ts Ground Cloves (done by hand, -if poss, for stronger -taste)

1/4 ts Nutmeg ("Yuch!", Grandma -always "forgot" to add it)

1/4 ts Mace

3 Eggs, beaten light

3/4 c Sugar Juice and grated rind 1 -Lemon

2/3 c Chopped Nuts Measure flour and sift with baking powder, salt, and spices. Add sugar slowly to beaten eggs and stir in lemon juice and grated lemon rind. Add dry ingredients and nuts and mix well. Refrigerate

2 hours. Roll out

1/2" thick and cut with tiny cutter

3/4" round. Let