Anise Cookies

Anise Cookies

from gonnawantseconds.com
33 min
60 servings

Anise cookies will make you a believer in the deliciousness of anise! Simple ingredients and prep result in your new favorite cookie.

Ingredients

  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup white sugar
  • 1/2 cup milk
  • 1 tablespoon baking powder
  • 3/4 cup vegetable oil
  • 1 tablespoon anise extract
  • 2 large eggs, (lightly beaten)
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 1 teaspoon anise extract
  • hot water, (about 2 tablespoons)
  • sprinkles, colored sugar, or jimmies

Directions

  1. 1

    Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Lightly spray baking sheets with nonstick cooking spray.

  2. 2

    In a large mixing bowl, whisk together, flour, baking powder, and white sugar. Create a well in the center of the flour mixture.

  3. 3

    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.

  4. 4

    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.

  5. 5

    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.

  6. 6

    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.