Italian Cookies with Anise

Recipesfull introduces to you: Italian Recipes. (Italian Cookies with Anise). Every family reunion since I can remember my great Aunt Nin brings anise-flavored Italian cookies that everybody loves. I figured out her exact recipe by trial and error but don't tell her! Sprinkle with nonpareils or sprinkles when icing is still wet, but hurry, they dry fast!

Brief

Prep 30 mins

Cook: 20 mins

Additional: 5 mins

Total: 55 mins

Servings: 36

Yield: 36 cookies

Italian Cookies with Anise

Ingredients

½ cup unsalted butter

softened

½ cup white sugar

3 large eggs

at room temperature

1 teaspoon vanilla extract

1 teaspoon anise extract

3 cups all-purpose flour

1 ½ teaspoons baking powder

2 tablespoons milk

2 cups confectioners' sugar

½ teaspoon anise extract

½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Italian Cheese Bread

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

Step 2

Beat butter and sugar for dough together in a bowl with an electric mixer until creamy. Add eggs vanilla extract and anise extract and blend. Combine flour and baking powder in a separate bowl; stir into butter mixture until blended.

Step 3

Take a ping pong-sized ball of dough and roll between your hands to form a rope. Connect the ends and twist into a figure 8 shape. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Repeat with remaining dough.

Step 4

Bake in batches in the preheated oven until edges are golden about 10 minutes. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely.

Step 5

Mix milk into confectioners' sugar for icing stirring slowly. Add the anise extract and vanilla extract.

Step 6

Dip cooled cookies into the icing face-down and lay on wax paper or a wire rack.

Nutritional Information

Italian Cookies with Anise

Servings Per Recipe:36

Calories: 105.8

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.7g 3%

Carbohydrates: 17.8g 6%

Dietary Fiber: 0.3g 1%

Sugars: 9.7g

Fat: 3.1g 5%

Saturated Fat: 1.8g 9%

Cholesterol: 22.3mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 100.7IU 2%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 7%

Folate: 21.2mcg 5%

Calcium: 16.9mg 2%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 3mg 1%

Potassium: 19.4mg 1%

Sodium: 27.1mg 1%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 9%

Calories From Fat: 27.9

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.