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Anise Spritz Cookies Recipe

Buttery and delicate spritz cookies just melt in your mouth. The flavor of licorice from the anise extract makes them special.—Genise Krause, Sturgeon Bay, Wisconsin

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Anise Spritz Cookies Recipe

Prep: 15 min. Bake: 10 min./batch

Yield: 96 Servings

15 10 25

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
2/3 cup sugar
1 egg
1 teaspoon anise extract
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2-1/4 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
Red and green sprinkles

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to the creamed mixture.
Using a cookie press fitted with disk of your choice, press dough 1 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Decorate with sprinkles. Bake at 375° for 7-8 minutes or until set. Remove to wire racks. Yield: 8 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 34 calories, 2 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 7 mg cholesterol, 18 mg sodium, 4 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, trace protein.

Originally published as Anise Spritz Cookies in Taste of Home Christmas Annual Annual 2011, p116