Anise cookies will make you a believer in the deliciousness of anise! Simple ingredients and prep result in your new favorite cookie.
Course Dessert
Cuisine American
Keyword Anise Cookies, Anise Cookies Recipe, How Do I make Anise Cookies Recipe, How To Make Anise Cookies Recipe
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 8 minutesminutes
Resting the Batter 15 minutesminutes
Total Time 33 minutesminutes
Servings 60cookies
Calories 262kcal
Author Kathleen
Ingredients
Cookies:
4cupsall-purpose flour
1cupwhite sugar
1/2 cupmilk
1tablespoonbaking powder
3/4cupvegetable oil
1tablespoonanise extract
2largeeggs,lightly beaten
Icing:
1cupconfectioners' sugar
1teaspoonanise extract
hot water,about 2 tablespoons
Decorations (optional)
sprinkles, colored sugar, or jimmies
Instructions
Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.
In a large mixing bowl, whisk together, flour, baking powder, and white sugar. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture.
Add the oil, milk, 1 tablespoon anise extract, and eggs to the well and mix together until dough is sticky. Allow the batter to sit for 15 minutes.
Meanwhile, make the icing. In a small mixing bowl, whisk together confectioners sugar, 1 teaspoon anise extract, and just enough hot water to form a smooth icing; set aside.
Oil your fingers and pinch off dough into 1-inch pieces. Roll pieces into a ball and place on the prepared baking sheets, 1 inch apart. Slightly flatten balls with the bottom of a glass.
Bake cookies for about 8 minutes. Dip the cookies in the icing immediately after they come out of the oven. Decorate, with sprinkles, colored sugar, or jimmies while the icing is still wet and unset.