anisette cookie

From the kitchen of Mary Mayer and posted by Chris, this lovely licorice flavored cookie brings back a lot of good memories for Utica Italians.  It’s a must for that wedding cookie tray. Anise Cookies 3 eggs 1 cup sugar 1 tsp vanilla 4 tsp anise flavoring 5 cups flour 3 TBS baking powder 3/4 cup shortening (butter or a healthy choice margarine) 1 cup milk For the glaze, you will need 1 1/2 cups confectioners sugar 1/4 cup water dash of anise extract Preheat the oven to 425 F.  Mix all ingredients for the cookies, eggs through milk, then [...]