Ingredients:

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
--------  ------------  --------------------------------
  2               cups  flour
     1/2           cup  sugar
  1                     egg
  1           teaspoon  baking powder
     1/4           cup  water
  1               drop  red food coloring
  2              drops  yellow food coloring
  1 1/2      teaspoons  orange extract

Preparation:

*you may omit egg and use 1/2 cup water Beat egg, water and sugar until very light. Add baking powder mixing well. Add food coloring and orange extract mixing well. Add Flour. Knead until thoroughly mixed. Chill the dough overnight. Shape into small balls (smaller than a marble). Preheat oven to 300 degrees. Bake on greased cookie sheets (or on baking parchment) until very lightly browned. (15-20 minutes). Shut off oven, leaving cookies in oven until completely cooled. PFEFFERNUSSE ARE MEANT TO BE VERY CRUNCHY.

Nutritional Information:

1373 Calories (kcal); 7g Total Fat; (4% calories from fat); 31g Protein; 292g Carbohydrate; 187mg Cholesterol; 551mg Sodium