Peppernuts

I promised Bella that we would put up the Christmas tree tonight. Since Jason is still recovering from his surgery, I thought I better do something to get myself in the Christmas spirit. Baking always helps. I made some more adjustments to the peppernut recipe that I have been fiddling with and today they are near close to perfect. They're not quite my grandma's peppernuts but they are gluten free so for me they are even better.
I'm not sure if these will have the same long shelf life as my grandma's original recipe so I've cut the recipe in fourth. To shape them I used a small cookie scoop and then cut the balls into four pieces.

Peppernuts
You can buy almond meal where you find other gluten free flours but it is very pricey. I make my own by running the almonds through my food processor until they are very fine.

1/2 c sorghum flour
1/4 c potato starch
1/4 c tapioca starch
1/2 c coconut flour
1/4 c almond meal
1/2 t each cinnamon, mace, cloves, nutmeg and ground star anise
1/2 t xanthan gum
1/4 t salt
6 T butter
1 c brown sugar
3/4 t baking soda dissolved in 1 T water
1 egg
3/4 c finely chopped pecans

Preheat oven to 350.

Measure all the dry ingredients in a large bowl and whisk until the flours are well combined. Cream together the butter and brown sugar. Add the dissolved baking soda and egg and beat until combined. Mix in dry ingredients and then the pecans. Scoop onto a parchment lined baking sheet and bake until lightly browned about 10 minutes.