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Sensational Anise Italian Cookies: Irresistible Delights!

Every family reunion since I can remember my great Aunt Nin brings anise-flavored Italian cookies that everybody loves. I figured out her exact recipe by trial and error but don’t tell her! Sprinkle with nonpareils or sprinkles when icing is still wet, but hurry, they dry fast!

Recipe Details

Prep Time:
30 mins
Cook Time:
20 mins
Additional Time:
5 mins
Total Time:
55 mins
Servings:
36
Yield:
36 cookies

Ingredients

  • ½cupunsalted butter, softened

  • ½cupwhite sugar

  • 3largeeggs, at room temperature

  • 1teaspoonvanilla extract

  • 1teaspoonanise extract

  • 3cupsall-purpose flour

  • 1 ½teaspoonsbaking powder

  • 2tablespoonsmilk

  • 2cupsconfectioners’ sugar

  • ½teaspoonanise extract

  • ½teaspoonvanilla extract

Cooking Directions

  1. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Beat butter and sugar for dough together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs, vanilla extract, and anise extract and blend. Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture until blended.

  3. Take a ping pong-sized ball of dough and roll between your hands to form a rope. Connect the ends and twist into a figure 8 shape. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

  4. Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden, about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

  5. Mix milk into confectioners’ sugar for icing, stirring slowly. Add the anise extract and vanilla extract.

  6. Dip cooled cookies into the icing face-down and lay on wax paper or a wire rack.

Nutrition Facts

Full Nutrition Label
Servings Per Recipe36
Calories106
% Daily Value *
Total Fat
3g 		4%
Saturated Fat
2g 		9%
Cholesterol
22mg 		7%
Sodium
27mg 		1%
Total Carbohydrate
18g 		6%
Dietary Fiber
0g 		1%
Total Sugars
10g
Protein
2g
Calcium
17mg 		1%
Iron
1mg 		3%
Potassium
19mg 		0%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

** Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-) Information is not currently available for this nutrient. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.

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