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12 Days of Christmas Cookies: Anise Cookies

December 17, 2012 by jessfuel 6 Comments

I feel like I’ve said every cookie is my favorite Christmas cookie. I must just really love cookies (well, duh) because these are one of my very favorites as well!

Anise Cookies

Anise is definitely a love it or hate it flavor and I love it. If you’ve ever had any kind of Italian cookies, you’ve probably tasted anise before. It’s kind of like a black liquorice or fennel flavor, and it goes perfectly in these light, slightly crisp cookies.

I Googled anise out of curiosity, and found some fun facts! According to Wikipedia,

  • Builders of steam locomotives in Britain incorporated capsules of aniseed oil into white metal plain bearings, so the distinctive smell would give warning in case of overheating.
  • Anise has been used to treat menstrual cramps.
  • According to Pliny the Elder, anise was used as a cure for sleeplessness, chewed with alexanders and a little honey in the morning to freshen the breath, and, when mixed with wine, as a remedy for asp bites.

So now you know.

Anise Cookies

Enough learning, let’s bake now! I made an almond version of these cookies for Mardi Gras a couple years ago. If you want to see step-by-step photos, check out that post here.

Flying on Jess Fuel's 12 Days of Christmas Cookies!

Day 8: Anise Cookies

  • 3/4 cup margarine, melted
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 3 1/2 cups flour, sifted
  • 5 tsp baking powder
  • 1/2 tsp salt
  • 2 tsp anise extract
  • 4 eggs

for the icing

  • 1 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp flour
  • 1-2 tbsp milk
  • Nonpareils (optional)

Preheat oven to 375 degrees. Use a mixer to mix all ingredients thoroughly. Roll 1/2 teaspoons of dough into balls and place on a greased or lined baking sheet.

AniseCookies1

Bake 10 minutes and cool on wire racks. When cool, prepare icing. Combine powdered sugar and flour in a bowl. Add milk a few drops at a time until icing is is just thin enough to drizzle. Drizzle icing over cookies and sprinkle with nonpareils.

Anise Cookies

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Comments

  1. joanne says

    December 17, 2012 at 7:11 pm

    These are my faves. Will they be traveling?

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      December 18, 2012 at 12:00 pm

      Not sure how good they will still be, but I will bring some!

      Reply
  2. Kim says

    December 16, 2013 at 7:27 am

    How many will this recipie make?

    Reply
  3. FABBY says

    July 25, 2014 at 10:04 am

    I love anise cookies, I know Greek ones from my friend’s grandma. I’m just surprised about the flour in the icing without cooking it, butI guess it’s fine.
    Thanks for the recipe. I will make these soon.
    FABBY

    Reply
    • jessfuel says

      July 25, 2014 at 11:19 am

      Hi Fabby! The flour is just to hold the icing together a bit (think paper mache!) But I promise you don’t taste it at all!

      Reply

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