Self-frosting anise drops
Yield: 90 Drops
Ingredients:
- 3 ea Eggs (room temperature)
- 1 c Sugar
- 2 tb Sugar
- 1 3/4 c Flour
- 1/2 ts Baking powder
- 1/2 ts Salt
- 3 ts Anise seed (or 1 t anise
Instructions:
-extract or 1/4 t anise oil 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.
