Anise Cookies
Yield: 2 1/2 Dozen Cookies (Depending on size of cookie)
Anise Cookies |
Ingredients
2 3/4 cups All Purpose Flour
1 tablespoon Baking Powder
3/4 cup Anisette Sugar (or Granulated Sugar)
1 teaspoon Ground Anise Seed
1/2 teaspoon Coarse Salt
3/4 cup (1 1/2 sticks) Unsalted Butter, softened
3 Large Eggs
Anise Cookies |
Anise Cookies |
Anise Cookies |
Directions
In a large bowl whisk together the flour, baking powder, ground anise seed, and salt; set aside.
Cream butter and sugar in a hand held mixer or stand mixer with paddle attachment on low; 1-2 minutes. Do not overmix.
Scrape sides of bowl with spatula and mix for 10 seconds.
Add eggs one a time and combine.
Add anise extract and mix until incorporated.
Scrape sides of bowl and mix for 5 seconds.
Dip each cookie in glaze and immediately add nonpareils |
Dipped the first two anise cookies |
Turn off mixer and add the flour mixture, and cover mixer with kitchen towel, and on low speed incorporate.
The dough is ready when it begins to clump around paddle attachment.
Form into a disk shape and cover with plastic wrap and chill in fridge for 1-3 hours or overnight. I chilled the dough for 2 hours.
Heat oven to 350°F.
Use tablespoon or scoop and place dough balls onto cookies sheets lined with parchment paper.
Bake 12-15 minutes or until the edges have slightly browned.
First 2 cookies dipped. |
All the cookies are glazed and topped with nonpareils |
Oven temps vary so check the cookies at the 10 minute mark.
Wait 5 minutes before transferring cookies to wire racks to complete cooling; about 1 hour.
Make the anise glaze once the cookies are cool to the touch.
Anise Glaze Ingredients
1 1/2 cups Powdered Sugar, sifted
1/2 teaspoon Anise Extract
3 tablespoons Milk
Nonpareils or Sprinkles to top
The glaze has dried |
Directions
In a bowl, whisk together the sifted powdered sugar, anise extract and milk until creamy.
Dip the top of each cookie into the glaze and place on wire rack and immediately add nonpareils or sprinkles.
Let dry.
Anise Cookies recipe adapted from Mother Thyme: http://www.motherthyme.com/2012/12/anise-cookies.html
Enjoy!
-Sophia/Two Frys
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