YA MAMMA'S FROSTED ANISE COOKIES (COPYCAT)
Adapted from Yankee magazine. Ya Mamma's is an Italian restaurant in Merrimack, NH and these cookies are supposedly served there. These are rather soft and puff up quite a bit - rather cakelike, in a way. These are not overly sweet and are best served with a cup of coffee to dunk them into. The anise extract is an absolute must - it has a licorice like flavor.
Provided by HeatherFeather
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 3 dozen cookies, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 14
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 375°F.
- Cream butter, shortening,and sugar until smooth; add eggs and beat well.
- In another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt with a whisk.
- Add flour mixture to butter mixture along with anise extract and cream and,using a wooden spoon, mix well.
- Form dough into small balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets several inches apart.
- Flatten slightly (using a sugared glass or the palm of your hand) and bake approximately 12 minutes.
- Remove to racks to cool then frost.
- For frosting, melt butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
- Add sugar, milk, and anise extract and stir until smooth.
- Dunk tops or sides of cooled cookies into the icing, then dunk into a dish of sprinkles to decorate.
- Frosting will harden once it dries.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 135.2, Fat 4.3, SaturatedFat 2, Cholesterol 17.7, Sodium 96.8, Carbohydrate 22.3, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 12.4, Protein 1.8
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