Recipe Details

Summary

Name: Aniseed Cookies

Category: Baked Goods

Ingredients and Directions

Servings: 40 4 Eggs; separated

1 3/4 c Powered sugar; sifted

Pinch salt 2 c Flour, all purpose

1/4 t Baking powder

2 t Aniseed; ground

Grease and flour baking sheets. Beat egg yolks, powdered sugar and salt in a large bowl until pale and creamy. Beat egg whites until very stiff; fold into egg yolk mixture. Siftflour, baking powder and aniseed onto egg mixture; fold in quickly but thoroughly. Fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain nozzle with cookie mixture. Pipe in small rounds onto prepared baking sheets. Let stand overnight to dry out. Preheat oven to 325'. Bake cookies 20 minutes. Cool on rack.

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