Frosted Anise Sugar Cookies Recipe

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These soft, cake-like cookies have a pleasant anise flavor that's distinct but not overpowering. I add red and green sprinkles for Christmas, but you could decorate them to suit any occasion.—Janice Eanni, Willowick, Ohio

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Frosted Anise Sugar Cookies Recipe

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 10 min./ batch + cooling

Yield: 84 Servings

30 10 40

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1-1/2 cups sugar
6 eggs
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
3/4 teaspoon anise extract
3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons baking powder
ICING:
4 cups confectioners' sugar
2 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 to 4 tablespoons milk
Colored sprinkles, optional

Directions

In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. Combine flour and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well.
Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until lightly browned. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
For icing, in a large bowl, combine the confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla, and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Frost cookies; place on waxed paper. Decorate with sprinkles if desired; let stand until set. Store in an airtight container. Yield: 7 dozen.

Nutritional Facts 1 cookie equals 82 calories, 3 g fat (2 g saturated fat), 22 mg cholesterol, 42 mg sodium, 13 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein. Diabetic Exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.

Originally published as Frosted Anise Sugar Cookies in Country Woman Christmas Annual 2010, p64