Frosted Anise Sugar Cookies
These soft, cake-like cookies have a pleasant anise flavour that’s distinctive but not overpowering. You can add red and green sprinkles for Christmas, but you could also decorate them to suit any occasion!
| Servings | Prep Time | Cook Time |
| 7dozen | 30minutes | 10minutes per batch |
| Servings | Prep Time |
| 7dozen | 30minutes |
| Cook Time |
| 10minutes per batch |
Ingredients
- Cookies
- 1 cup butter softened
- 1-1/2 cups sugar
- 6 large eggs
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 3/4 tsp anise extract
- 3-1/2 cups all-purpose flour
- 4 tsp baking powder
- Glaze
- 3 cups confectioner's sugar
- 4 tsp butter softened
- 3/4 tsp vanilla extract
- 1/3 cup whole milk
- coloured sprinkles optional
Portions: dozen
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Ingredients
Portions: dozen
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Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350°. In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in eggs and extracts. In another bowl, whisk flour and baking powder; gradually beat into creamed mixture.
- Drop by tablespoonfuls 2 in. apart onto greased baking sheets. Bake 8-10 minutes or until light brown. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool completely.
- For glaze, in a large bowl, mix confectioners' sugar, butter, vanilla and enough milk to achieve spreading consistency. Dip tops of cookies into glaze. If desired, decorate with sprinkles. Let stand until set.
Recipe Notes
1 cookie: 82 calories, 3g fat (2g saturated fat), 22mg cholesterol, 42mg sodium, 13g carbohydrate (9g sugars, 0 fibre), 1g protein.
Diabetic exchanges: 1 starch, 1/2 fat.
Originally published on Taste of Home.
