Description
Delicious, with a hint of licorice flavor. You can store these in an airtight container for over a month.
Ingredients
- 2 cups white sugar
- 1 cup butter, softened
- 4 eggs
- 4 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 4 teaspoons baking powder
- ¾ teaspoon salt
- ⅓ cup brandy
- 1 ½ teaspoons anise extract
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 cup almonds
- 2 tablespoons anise seed
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F. Line 2 cookie sheets with parchment paper or foil.
- In large mixing bowl
- beat sugar and butter until light and fluffy. Add eggs one at a time
- beating well after each addition. Combine brandy
- anise extract and vanilla in a small bowl or measuring cup. In a medium bowl
- combine flour
- baking powder and salt. Alternately add dry ingredients and brandy mixture to the butter mixture
- beginning and ending with the dry ingredients. Stir in the almonds and aniseed.
- Drop dough by spoonfuls onto prepared sheet
- forming two 2 x 13-inch long strips on each sheet. Smooth dough into logs with moistened fingertips.
- Bake about30 to 35 minutes or until golden and firm to the touch. Place cookie sheets on racks and cool completely. Reduce the oven temperature to 300 degrees F.
- Cut cooled logs on the diagonal into 3/4-inch thick slices using a serrated knife. Place slices on cookie sheets.
- Bake for about 20 minutes
- turning after 10 minutes
- until dry and slightly brown. Remove to a rack and cool.
Prep Time: 20 mins
Cook Time: 1 hr
Total Time: 1 hr 40 mins
Servings: 60