Indulge in the delightful world of anise cookies, a timeless treat that has captivated taste buds for centuries. These delicate, subtly sweet confections are infused with the distinct flavor of aniseed, a spice renowned for its aromatic and digestive properties. Our collection of anise cookie recipes takes you on a culinary journey, offering a selection of classic and innovative variations to satisfy every palate. Discover the traditional Italian anise cookies, characterized by their crisp texture and golden-brown hue. Delight in the soft and chewy Austrian anise cookies, known for their generous dusting of powdered sugar. Experience the unique charm of French anise cookies, featuring a hint of lemon zest for a refreshing twist. And don't miss the American anise cookies, famous for their distinctive crisscross pattern and aromatic allure. Each recipe is carefully crafted to ensure a perfect balance of flavors and textures, making these cookies the perfect accompaniment to a cup of tea, coffee, or as a sweet ending to any meal.
Check out the recipes below so you can choose the best recipe for yourself!
EASY ANISE COOKIES
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
- Beat eggs and brown sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir anise seed and salt into the egg mixture.
- Dissolve baking soda in hot water; stir into the egg mixture. Add flour and mix into a dough. Form into 36 small balls.
- Spread white sugar into a wide, shallow dish. Roll the cookie dough balls in the sugar to coat. Arrange onto prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
- Bake in preheated oven until edges are crispy, about 10 minutes.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 120.8 calories, Carbohydrate 26.8 g, Cholesterol 15.5 mg, Fat 0.6 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.2 g, SaturatedFat 0.2 g, Sodium 76.9 mg, Sugar 14.6 g
ITALIAN ANISE COOKIES
Delicious anise cookies.
Provided by ajv2001
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Time 1h30m
Yield 40
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Beat eggs together in a large bowl. Gradually stir white sugar into beaten eggs until smooth. Slowly pour vegetable oil and anise oil into sugar mixture until incorporated. Mix flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; slowly add to sugar mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until dough is dry.
- Refrigerate dough, 30 minutes to overnight.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.
- Roll dough into walnut-size balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
- Bake in the preheated oven until cookies are crisp around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. Cool cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
- Mix confectioners' sugar and milk together in a bowl until desired consistency is reached. Dip a fork into the icing and drizzle over cookies. Allow icing to harden.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 127.6 calories, Carbohydrate 18.7 g, Cholesterol 18.7 mg, Fat 4.9 g, Fiber 0.4 g, Protein 2.3 g, SaturatedFat 0.8 g, Sodium 80.8 mg, Sugar 6.6 g
ANISE SUGAR COOKIES
As much as I love giving away my baking, a few goodies-like these anise Christmas cookies-are keepers. The light flavor and melt-in-your-mouth texture make them one of my favorite anise recipes. -P Marchesi, Rocky Point, Long Island, New York
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 50m
Yield 5 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extract. Combine the flour, aniseed, salt, baking powder and baking soda; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. , Shape into 1-in. balls; place on greased baking sheets. Flatten with a glass dipped in sugar., Bake at 375° for 8-10 minutes or until set. Cool on wire racks. If desired, decorate cookies with frosting and sprinkles.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 72 calories, Fat 3g fat (2g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 95mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
ANISE COOKIES IV
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- In a medium bowl, cream together the shortening, sugar and eggs until smooth. Stir in the anise extract. Combine the flour and baking powder; stir into the wet ingredients. Scoop out spoonfuls and roll into balls. Place balls 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
- Bake for 8 to 10 minutes in the preheated oven, until light brown. Allow cookies to cool on baking sheet for 5 minutes before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Frost when cool if desired.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 101.2 calories, Carbohydrate 12.2 g, Cholesterol 23.3 mg, Fat 5 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1.9 g, SaturatedFat 1.3 g, Sodium 38.9 mg, Sugar 4.2 g
FROSTED ANISE COOKIES
I love anise flavoring, and my nana loved sugar cookies, so I put them together. These have a soft, from-scratch texture. It's hard to stop at just one! -Rachele Angeloni, North Providence, Rhode Island
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 40m
Yield 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Cream butter and sugar in a large bowl until light and fluffy. Beat in egg and extract. Combine the flour, baking soda and baking powder; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well., Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 375° for 9-11 minutes or until golden brown. Remove to wire racks to cool completely., Spread cookies with frosting and decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts :
ANISE COOKIES (SPRINGERLE)
This is a 100 year old recipe from Germany. I use it every Christmas. Its traditionally served with black coffee to dunk the cookie in. I prefer to eat them when they are still warm as the lemon flavor and the anise is a wonderful combination and the lemon is stronger at that time.
Provided by Judy
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European German
Yield 25
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- In a large bowl, beat the eggs and sugar until very light and fluffy. Stir in the anise oil and lemon zest. Add the flour and baking powder; mix until well blended. Cover and chill dough for 3 to 4 hours.
- On a lightly floured surface, roll out the dough to 1/4 to 1/8 inch thickness. Use a springerle rolling pin or board to make the designs. Cut into 1 1/2 inch rectangles, place onto a cookie sheet, and let them sit out overnight, uncovered, in a cool dry place.
- The next morning, preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Bake the cookies for 15 to 20 minutes. Do not let the cookies brown. Allow cookies to cool, and store in an airtight tin for 1 week to blend the flavors.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 169.6 calories, Carbohydrate 39.3 g, Cholesterol 0 mg, Fat 0.4 g, Fiber 0.5 g, Protein 2.1 g, SaturatedFat 0.1 g, Sodium 20.2 mg, Sugar 18.9 g
TRADITIONAL ANISE COOKIES
This authentic anise cookie is my mothers recipe. The use of anise oil (available behind the counter from your pharmacist)sets this cookie apart from the rest. You can make these cookies in November and store them in a tightly covered tin to let them age and mellow, ready for Christmas.
Provided by BonnieZ
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 1h30m
Yield 4 dozen cookies, 48 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 4
Steps:
- With a Kitchenaid mixer: beat eggs 20 minutes with 2 cups of granulated sugar (yes I mean 20 minutes as this is what will make the cookies light as a feather with a crisp melt in you mouth top crust).
- Add flour gradually, beating well after each addition. Add 1 tsp anise oil and blend well.
- Drop by tablespoonsful onto greased cookie sheets and let stand in a draft free place overnight.
- Bake in a 375°F oven for 10 minutes until light golden but do not brown.
- Cool on baking racks thoroughly before storing.
- Store in a tightly covered cookie tin (not plastic).
- The longer you let the cookie age, the better it will be.
ITALIAN ANISETTE COOKIES
Old Italian recipe.
Provided by Heather
Categories World Cuisine Recipes European Italian
Yield 18
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
- In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and white sugar. Make a well in the center and add oil, milk, 1 tablespoon anise extract, and eggs. Mix together until dough is sticky.
- 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 top slightly. Bake for 8 minutes. Dip cookies in Icing while warm.
- To Make Icing: Blend in 1 teaspoon anise extract and enough hot water to 1 cup confectioner's sugar to form a smooth icing.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 265.1 calories, Carbohydrate 39.5 g, Cholesterol 21.2 mg, Fat 10.1 g, Fiber 0.8 g, Protein 3.8 g, SaturatedFat 1.5 g, Sodium 92.5 mg, Sugar 18.1 g
ITALIAN ANISE COOKIES WITH ICING AND SPRINKLES
These delicate cake-like cookies are glazed with icing and topped with colorful candy sprinkles. They have a mild anise flavoring, which is very typical of Italian baked goods. My family always served these cookies at holidays, weddings or special celebrations, but now that I know the recipe, I can enjoy them all year long!
Provided by CookinDiva
Categories Drop Cookies
Time 1h10m
Yield 40 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
- For cookies, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add anise extract.
- Blend flour and baking powder. Start by adding about 1/3 of these dry ingredients to the butter/sugar in your mixer, then add 1 T. milk. Add another third of the flour and another 1 T. milk. Finally, mix in enough of the remaining flour until your dough is like a brownie batter (it should be softer than a drop cookie dough).
- Use a 1 T. cookie scooper to make simple round drop cookies - use wet fingers to pat any rough edges OR for an Easter-Egg look, roll 1 T. dough into an elongated ball.
- Bake cookies 10-12 minutes (they won't be brown but the insides will be soft and cake-like).
- For icing: mix sugar, milk and extract to make a sugar glaze. HINT: When I make the icing, I make it thick but then I microwave it for 10 seconds so it is thin enough for dipping. Also, I like to divide the mixture in thirds, and then add ONE DROP of food coloring to each batch (pink, green, yellow).
- Hold cookie in your hand and turn upside down so you can dip the top half in the glaze; turn over and immediately top with sprinkles so they will stick.
- Allow icing to harden overnight; then store in air-tight containers or freeze.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 89.2, Fat 2.8, SaturatedFat 1.6, Cholesterol 20.3, Sodium 54.1, Carbohydrate 14.7, Fiber 0.2, Sugar 8.4, Protein 1.4
Tips:
- Choose high-quality anise extract: The quality of your anise extract will significantly impact the flavor of your cookies. Look for an extract that is pure and has a strong, distinct anise flavor.
- Chill the dough before baking: Chilling the dough before baking helps the cookies hold their shape and prevents them from spreading too much. If you're short on time, you can chill the dough for at least 30 minutes, but chilling it for longer will give you better results.
- Use a cookie scoop: A cookie scoop is a great way to ensure that your cookies are all the same size and shape. This will help them bake evenly and look more professional.
- Bake the cookies until the edges are just set: The cookies should be slightly soft in the center when you take them out of the oven. They will continue to firm up as they cool.
- Let the cookies cool completely before storing them: The cookies will be fragile when they are first out of the oven, so let them cool completely on a wire rack before storing them. Once they are cool, you can store them in an airtight container at room temperature for up to 3 days.
Conclusion:
Anise cookies are a delicious and classic treat that is perfect for any occasion. They are easy to make and can be customized to your liking. With their unique and flavorful taste, these cookies are sure to be a hit with everyone who tries them. So next time you're looking for a sweet treat, give anise cookies a try!
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