Self-frosting anise drops
90 Drops
Ingredients
| Quantity | Ingredient | |
|---|---|---|
| 3 | eaches | Eggs (room temperature) |
| 1 | cup | Sugar |
| 2 | tablespoons | Sugar |
| 1¾ | cup | Flour |
| ½ | teaspoon | Baking powder |
| ½ | teaspoon | Salt |
| 3 | teaspoons | Anise seed (or 1 t anise extract or 1/4 t anise oil |
Directions
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and generously flour the cookie sheets.
Beat eggs with electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating constantly; continue to beat for 20 minutes more. Reduce speed of mixer and add flour that has been sifted with baking powder and salt; beat 3 minutes. Add anise.
Drop by teaspoonsful on prepared cookie sheets, swirling dough to form round cookies. Let stand uncovered at room temperature for at least 8 hours.
Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are a creamy golden color on the bottom (do not allow bottoms to brown). Cookies form a cake-like layer on the bottom with a crisp "frosting" on the top.
Store in a tightly covered container.