Spicy Pepper Cookies

Ingredients:
unsalted butter ¾ cup soft

brown sugar 1 cup
white sugar ¼ cup
egg 1 whole at room temperature
milk or milk substitute 2 tablespoons
vanilla extract 1 teaspoon
unbleached all-purpose flour 1 cup
ground cinnamon 1½ teaspoons
ground cardamom ? teaspoon
ground nutmeg ½ teaspoon
black pepper 1 teaspoon freshly ground
baking soda ¾ teaspoon
Procedure:
  1. Cream butter and sugars.
  2. Add egg, vanilla and milk.
  3. In a separate bowl, combine all remaining ingredients.
  4. Stir dry into butter mixture.
  5. Chill dough before rolling into spheres.
  6. Bake until cookies are golden on the edges and "lose their gloss" in the middle.