Italian Anise Cookies

This delicious, old-fashioned anise cookie recipe is made with a hint of anise oil and topped with a thin homemade icing for a festive treat.

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 128 Calories

Ingredients

• 1 cup white sugar
• 4 large eggs
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed
• 1 teaspoon anise oil
• 0.75 cup vegetable oil
• 0.5 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Lightly grease a baking sheet.

Step 2

Roll dough into walnut-size balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.

Step 3

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.

Step 4

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.

Step 5

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.