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Best Anisette Cookies

The best things in life are sweet. One bite of these cookies and you will know it’s true. Also known as “Italian Cookies”; these can be made with Anisette or with Anise flavoring. Enjoy as the perfect compliment to your Italian dinner. La Dolce Vita!
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Course Cookies / Brownies / Bars
Cuisine Continental

Servings 3 servings
Calories 2866.2 kcal

Ingredients

  

  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 cup(s) confectioners’ sugar
  • 3/4 teaspoon(s) salt
  • 2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
  • 2 tablespoon(s) anisette liquor
  • 1 tablespoon(s) corn oil
  • 1/4 cup(s) unsalted butter, room temperature
  • 2 2/3 cup(s) flour
  • 1 cup(s) confectioners’ or glazing sugar
  • 1 33/100 tablespoon(s) milk
  • 1 33/100 tablespoon(s) light corn syrup

Instructions

 

  • In a mixing bowl, beat the eggs until foamy.
  • Add sugar, salt, baking powder, anisette; beat until smooth.
  • In a small bowl, beat together oil and room temperature butter until well combined.
  • Stir into batter.
  • Gradually add flour, beating only for a short time after flour has been added.
  • Use more or less flour to make soft cookie batter dough.
  • Dough should be soft, but stiff enough to form a smooth shape.
  • Cover; refrigerate dough for several hours.
  • Using a cookie scoop or two tsp.
  • , shape the dough into small balls; press bottom of cookies lightly onto lightly greased cookie sheets, while keeping the rounded tops.
  • Bake in a preheated 350 degrees oven for about 15 minutes.
  • The cookies should be crisp but do not brown – they should be very light in color.
  • Using a spatula, transfer cookies to a wire rack to cool.
  • To ice the cookies: In a clean mixing bowl, combine 1 cup confectioners’ sugar with 4 tbs milk and 4 tbs Karo syrup.
  • Stir until the icing is of a spreadable consistency, adding more milk if required.
  • A few drops of anisette may be added for flavor; a drop or two of food coloring can be stirred in for a pastel-colored icing, if desired.
  • Dip cookie tops into icing, then optionally sprinkle with colored cookie decorations.

Nutrition

Calories: 2866.2kcalCarbohydrates: 525.98gProtein: 43.41gFat: 64.2gSaturated Fat: 32.03gCholesterol: 124.01mgSodium: 1916.61mgFiber: 10.56gSugar: 245.89g

Keyword Butter, Eggs
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