“I love to dream up recipes and have them turn out great. It's what I enjoy most about cooking,” says Jean.
“This is what I enjoy most about cooking—taking a recipe idea and creating something totally new…or just dreaming up recipes in my head and having them turn out great, at least most of the time,” writes Jean Albers from Bloomington, Indiana.
“I had three boys, so I figured it wouldn’t hurt for them to know how to cook and bake—and they have all turned into very creative cooks. They started out by decorating Christmas cookies. Some of them were quite unsightly. I would say, ‘These are your very special cookies and only YOU may eat them,’” she chuckles.
“Anise Seed Cookies are a tradition at our house…I make them every single year,” adds Jean. “They are vintage—they have been around so long I can’t remember where they came from. But I still love them to this day. Even people who don’t like anise seem to like these cookies. The anise flavor is very subtle.”
According to Jean, “The Anise Seed Cookies were a tradition every single year, and I still love them to this day.”
Cream together the butter and powdered sugar until fluffy. Add the egg and VANILLA and mix well. Add the salt, ANISE SEEDS, and flour and mix thoroughly. Chill for one hour.
Preheat oven to 400°. Roll the dough out to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with a scalloped or other simple shaped cookie cutter. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 5-8 minutes.
Nutritional Information: Servings 18;
Serving Size 2cookies (38g); Calories 180; Calories from fat 100; Total fat 11g; Cholesterol 35mg; Sodium 140mg; Carbohydrate 19g; Dietary Fiber <1g.
