Anise Cookies " Anesplatzchen"

Title:
Anise Cookies " Anesplatzchen"

Yield:
5 Dozen

Categories:
Cookies,
Ethnic




Ingredients:





     3    Eggs, room temperature


     1 c  Plus 2 Tbs. sugar


 1 3/4 c  Flour


   1/2 ts Baking powder


   1/2 ts Salt


 1 1/2 ts Anise extract






 Beat eggs until fluffy in mixer bowl at medium speed. gradually beat in


 sugar. Continue beating 20 minutes more ( a must ). At low speed blend in


 flour, baking powder and salt. Add anise extract and beat only to blend.


 Drop by teaspoonful on greased and floured baking sheets about 1/2 inch


 apart. Swirl each to make a circular form. You can bake these two ways.


 Either let stand on baking sheets for 8 hours at room temperature ( to dry


 out ) or bake immediately. Either way bake at 325 degrees about 10 minutes


 or until firm looking or set. cool on rack and store airtight. If made the


 first way to dry out these are a coffee dunker cookie or if baked


 immediately they are much softer and delicate.Either way they are


 delicious. I bake mine the second way.


 


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