These are gorgeous little butter cookies with whole anise seeds. It's
been way too long since I made them. They're best eaten at least a
day after baking, so the butter flavor can do its magical thing.


* Exported from MasterCook *

Anise Seed Cookies

Recipe By :Carol Peterson
Serving Size : 0 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cookies/Bars Family Recipes

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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3/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup butter
2 cups sugar
2 large eggs
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 cups flour
1 1/2 teaspoons salt
1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
4 teaspoons anise seed

Combine ingredients in order given.
Roll into balls and push down center with thumb.
Bake at 350°F for 10 minutes.


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NOTES : We made small versions of these cookies to serve at my wedding
reception a million years ago. Instead of just leaving a thumbprint
in the cookies and calling it a day, we flavored thin pink and white
frosting with anise extract and made frosting puddles in the
depressions. A couple days later, the frosting was set. It looked
really nice.

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Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>
>
> NOTES : We made small versions of these cookies to serve at my wedding
> reception a million years ago. Instead of just leaving a thumbprint
> in the cookies and calling it a day, we flavored thin pink and white
> frosting with anise extract and made frosting puddles in the
> depressions. A couple days later, the frosting was set. It looked
> really nice.
>


As I was reading the recipe, I wondered about putting an spice gumdrop
(or the "anise doll" candies from FleetFarm) in the depression before
baking.

Bob

On Tue, 07 Apr 2009 13:54:32 -0500, zxcvbob >
wrote:

>Damsel in dis Dress wrote:
>>
>>
>> NOTES : We made small versions of these cookies to serve at my wedding
>> reception a million years ago. Instead of just leaving a thumbprint
>> in the cookies and calling it a day, we flavored thin pink and white
>> frosting with anise extract and made frosting puddles in the
>> depressions. A couple days later, the frosting was set. It looked
>> really nice.
>
>As I was reading the recipe, I wondered about putting an spice gumdrop
>(or the "anise doll" candies from FleetFarm) in the depression before
>baking.

Fun idea! I'm gonna think about that. I wish we had a Fleet Farm in
town here. Hoping to move to your neck of the woods within the next
year sometime.

Carol

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