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Iced Anise Cookies

TOTAL TIME: Prep: 40 min. Bake: 10 min./batch + cooling YIELD: 3 dozen.
“It was a tradition to have these cookies on Thanksgiving, Christmas and Easter. My grandmother always kept some on hand for her grandchildren.”—Elsie Laurenzo Palmer, Saratoga Springs, NY

Ingredients

  • 2-2/3 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 cup sugar
  • 3 teaspoons baking powder
  • 3 large eggs
  • 1/2 cup butter, melted
  • 1/4 cup 2% milk
  • 2 teaspoons anise extract
  • ICING:
  • 1/4 cup butter, softened
  • 2 cups confectioners' sugar
  • 3 tablespoons 2% milk
  • 1/2 teaspoon lemon extract
  • Coarse and colored sugars, optional

Directions

  • 1. In a large bowl, combine 2 cups flour, sugar and baking powder. In a small bowl, whisk eggs, butter, milk and extract. Stir into dry ingredients until blended. Stir in remaining flour until dough forms a ball. Turn onto a floured surface; knead until smooth.
  • 2. Shape dough by rounded tablespoonfuls into thin 6-in. ropes; twist each rope into a "Q" shape. Place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
  • 3. For icing, in a small bowl, beat butter until fluffy. Add the confectioners' sugar, milk and extract; beat until smooth. Spread over tops of cookies; decorate with sugars if desired.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 113 calories, 4g fat (3g saturated fat), 26mg cholesterol, 78mg sodium, 17g carbohydrate (10g sugars, 0 fiber), 2g protein.

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