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1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
7 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon anise extract
2/3 cup light cream or half-and-half
Frosting
1 tablespoon melted butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons anise extract
colored sprinkles, to decorate,as needed
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 pot. Add
sugar, milk, and anise extract, 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.
1/4 cup shortening
3/4 cup granulated sugar
2 large eggs
3 1/2 cups flour
7 teaspoons baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 tablespoon anise extract
2/3 cup light cream or half-and-half
Frosting
1 tablespoon melted butter
2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
1/4 cup milk
1 1/2 teaspoons anise extract
colored sprinkles, to decorate,as needed
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 pot. Add
sugar, milk, and anise extract, 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.
