Best Glazed Bohemian Anise Cookies Recipes

EASY ANISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C). Grease 2 baking sheets.
• Beat eggs and brown sugar together in a large bowl until smooth. Stir anise seed and salt into the egg mixture.
• Dissolve baking soda in hot water; stir into the egg mixture. Add flour and mix into a dough. Form into 36 small balls.
• Spread white sugar into a wide, shallow dish. Roll the cookie dough balls in the sugar to coat. Arrange onto prepared baking sheets about 1 inch apart.
• Bake in preheated oven until edges are crispy, about 10 minutes.

GLAZED ANISE COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Beat together the butter and sugar in a large mixer bowl o medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the egg, 1/2 teaspoon of the extract and salt; mix well. Gradually beat in flour on low speed until well mixed. Divide dough in half. Form each 1/2 into a log about 9-inches long and 1 1/2 inches in diameter. Wrap in wax paper and refrigerate for one hour.
• 2. Heat oven to 350^. Cut dough in 1/4 inch slices. Place 1 inch apart on and ungreased baking sheet. Bake 12 minutes or until edges are lightly browned. Cool on baking sheets 1 minute. Transfer to wire rack to cool completely.
• 3. Glaze: combine ingredients and mix until smooth. Drizzle over cooled cookies. Let stand until glaze is set. Or you can dip cookies in melted white chocolate flavored with the anise.

ITALIAN ANISE COOKIES WITH ICING AND SPRINKLES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
• For cookies, cream the butter and sugar until light and fluffy, about 5 minutes. Add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each addition. Add anise extract.
• Blend flour and baking powder. Start by adding about 1/3 of these dry ingredients to the butter/sugar in your mixer, then add 1 T. milk. Add another third of the flour and another 1 T. milk. Finally, mix in enough of the remaining flour until your dough is like a brownie batter (it should be softer than a drop cookie dough).
• Use a 1 T. cookie scooper to make simple round drop cookies - use wet fingers to pat any rough edges OR for an Easter-Egg look, roll 1 T. dough into an elongated ball.
• Bake cookies 10-12 minutes (they won't be brown but the insides will be soft and cake-like).
• For icing: mix sugar, milk and extract to make a sugar glaze. HINT: When I make the icing, I make it thick but then I microwave it for 10 seconds so it is thin enough for dipping. Also, I like to divide the mixture in thirds, and then add ONE DROP of food coloring to each batch (pink, green, yellow).
• Hold cookie in your hand and turn upside down so you can dip the top half in the glaze; turn over and immediately top with sprinkles so they will stick.
• Allow icing to harden overnight; then store in air-tight containers or freeze.

GLAZED BOHEMIAN ANISE COOKIES

Steps:

• Heat oven to 350°F. Line cookie sheet with Reynolds Parchment Paper; set aside. In large bowl, beat butter and sugar with electric mixer on medium speed until smooth. Beat in egg and lemon peel. Stir in 1 3/4 cups flour, the cinnamon, cloves, nutmeg, pepper and anise seed.
• Shape dough into 1 1/4-inch balls. On lined cookie sheet, place balls about 1 inch apart. Dip bottom of drinking glass in 2 tablespoons flour; press each ball until about 1/4 inch thick.
• Bake 11 to 14 minutes or until edges are light golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack. Cool 15 minutes.
• In a small microwavable bowl, microwave baking chips and oil on High 10 seconds; stir. Microwave in 10-second intervals until mixture can be stirred smooth. Stir in anise extract. Spoon into small resealable food-storage plastic bag; cut off tiny corner of bag. Squeeze bag to drizzle glaze over cookies. Immediately sprinkle with almonds. Let stand until set, about 30 minutes.