Anisette Cookies

By Maverick19

This is a very old, traditional, Italian recipe.

Ingredients

• 4 cups all purpose flour
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 cup milk
• 2 eggs, room temperature
• 1 Tbsp baking powder
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 Tbsp anise extract
• 1 tsp anise extract
• 1 cup confectioners sugar
• 2 Tbsp hot water

Preparation

Step 1

1. Preheat oven to 375 degrees.
2. In a large bowl, mix together the flour, sugar and baking powder. Make a well in the center and add the oil, milk, 1 Tbsp anise extract and eggs. Mix together until the dough is sticky.
3. Oil fingers and pinch off dough in 1 inch pieces. Roll into a ball and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart, flatten slightly. Bake for 8 minutes and dip the cookies into the icing, while the cookies are still warm.

4. Make the Icing. Blend is 1 tsp anise extract with the hot water to 1 cup confectioners sugar to form a smooth icing.