Anise Icebox Cookies
TOTAL TIME: Prep: 25 min. + chilling Bake: 10 min./batch
YIELD: about 5-1/2 dozen.
These crisp, old-fashioned spice cookies are one of my favorite anise recipes to cook up—especially around the holidays. —Sharon Nichols, Brookings, South Dakota
Ingredients
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1 cup butter, softened
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1 cup sugar
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1 cup packed brown sugar
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1 large egg, room temperature
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2-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
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1 teaspoon baking soda
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1/2 teaspoon salt
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1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
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1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
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1/2 cup finely chopped pecans
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1 tablespoon aniseed
Directions
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1.
In a large bowl, cream butter and sugars until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes. Beat in egg. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt, cinnamon and cloves; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in pecans and aniseed.
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2.
Shape into two 8-1/2-in. rolls; wrap each in waxed paper. Refrigerate for 4 hours.
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3.
Preheat oven to 375°. Unwrap dough; cut 1/4 in. off the ends of each roll. Cut dough into 1/4-in. slices. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool.
Nutrition Facts
1 cookie: 74 calories, 4g fat (2g saturated fat), 10mg cholesterol, 61mg sodium, 10g carbohydrate (6g sugars, 0 fiber), 1g protein.
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