Anise Cookies

Name: Anise Cookies
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 20 min
Total time: 55 min
Yield: 26 servings
Ingredients: 3 egg eggs; 1.66 cup sugar; 1 cup oil or clarified butter; 1 tsp anise; 1 tbsp fennel; 6 tsp baking powder; as needed flour

A versatile spiced dough for small anise cookies, either hand-shaped or rolled and cut before baking.

Prep 35 min · Cook 20 min · Total 55 min · Difficulty: easy

Servings

Ingredients

3 egg

eggs

1 2/3 cup

sugar

1 cup

oil or clarified butter

1 tsp

anise

1 tbsp

fennel

6 tsp

baking powder

as needed

flour

Method

Mix the spices and sugar, then whisk them with the eggs and fat.

Add enough flour and baking powder to make a firm dough.

Shape the cookies by hand, or roll and cut them, then finish with sesame and bake in a moderate oven (about 350°F / 175°C — no time is given here; they're done when lightly golden underneath).

Notes

This recipe mentions cutting the dough into many shapes as an alternative to small rounds.

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