Anise Drops
Similar to the above recipe calling for whipping the eggs until light, it uses granulated sugar instead of powdered sugar. It also calls for letting the piped/dropped cookie batter dry overnight before baking. This recipe is adapted from the 1969 book, Cookie Cookery by John and Hazel Zenker. A little note from the dust cover: in 1961 John Zenker designed and created President John F. Kennedy's 44th birthday cake.
Ingredients
- 4 each eggs large
- 1 1/2 cups granulated sugar
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 3/4 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/8 teaspoon salt
- 2 1/2 teaspoons anise seeds ground with a mortor and pestle until a powder
Instructions
- Beat the eggs until very light in color, then slowly add in the granulated sugar. Beat well after each addition. Continue beating until the eggs are a light lemon color.
- Sift the dry ingredients together. Add to the egg mixture and stir with a whip.
- Pipe the cookies onto parchment paper or silicone sheets with a medium sized plain tip (805 or 806). Let stand in a cool, dry and covered area overnight.
- Bake in a preheated 350 degree oven for about 15 minutes or until light brown. Transfer to a cooling rack, then store in a in a covered container when cooled.