Italian Anise Cookies
Italian Anise Cookies!! These cookies NEED to be on your holiday cookie tray! Not a fan of anise? Use your favorite extract for a new flavor!
Ingredients
For the cookie dough
- 3/4 cup granulated sugar
- 1/2 cup (1 stick) butter, melted
- 2 large eggs
- 1/4 cup milk
- 1 tsp. anise extract
- 2 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder
- 1/4 tsp. salt
For the glaze
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 4-5 tsp. milk
- 1 tsp. anise extract
Additional ingredients
- Nonpareils
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325°F. Line baking sheets with parchment paper and set aside.
- Beat the sugar, butter, eggs, milk and anise extract in a large bowl with a mixer until well blended. On low speed, beat in the flour, baking powder and salt until well blended.
- Drop by rounded teaspoonfuls 2 inches apart onto the prepared baking sheets.
- Bake 8-10 minutes or until the bottoms are a light golden brown. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool.
- Prepare the glaze: Whisk the powdered sugar, milk and anise extract in a small bowl until smooth.
- Dip the tops of the cookies in the glaze, and while the glaze is still wet, sprinkle on the nonpareils. Let set until glaze hardens.
