Peppernut Haul 2025

We did peppernuts before Christmas this year. We did a 6-cup-of-flour full recipe.

2024 haul, 2023 haul, 2022 and 2021 hauls

large bowl of peppernuts on a table

That’s my peppernut haul! Banana for scale! Very Festive!

We did a very traditional, buttermilk and baking soda peppernuts recipe, except we used Crisco shortening instead of lard. We used whole milk organic buttermilk from Sprouts. I’m not sure that made any difference. We added about 1.5 times the recipe amount of all spices, except the ground black pepper. We just added the recipe amount of black pepper. We did not add ground nuts, raisins or coconut, which resulted in a smooth peppernut texture.

We used parchment paper on the baking sheets this year. The cookies released easily from the sheets, and did not scorch on the bottom at all. I think I’ll do that again next year.

Below, witness the glory of Kornelius, the Perfect Peppernut! Kornelius is the 2025 Peppernut Ambassador.

A single, perfect, peppernut next to a US 1 cent piece

2013 US penny for scale.