Anise Hyssop Drop Cookies Recipes

ANISE HYSSOP DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325°F.
• Line 2 to 3 cookie sheets with aluminum foil (lightly greased).
• Chop florets fine.
• With electric mixer, beat eggs till thick and lemon-colored.
• Add sugar and flower petals and beat for 5 minutes, then add vanilla.
• Sift together flour, baking powder and salt and add to egg mixture.
• Continue beating for 5 minutes longer.
• Drop batter by teaspoonfuls onto lined cookie sheets, spacing well apart.
• Bake till they begin to color (about 12 to 15 minutes).

ANISE DROP COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Break eggs into measuring cup and add enough water, in necessary, to make 1/2 cup of liquid. Transfer to large mixing bowl and beat with an electric mixer until lemon colored, about 3 mintues. Slowly add sugar and beat until very thick, no less than 20 minutes.
• 2. Meanwhile, sift flour and baking powder together in a small bowl. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper or silpat.
• 3. Turn mixer to low. Add anise to the egg mixture, then slowly add the flour mixture. Beat another 3 mintues at medium speed.
• 4. Use a pastry bag or small cookie scoop to place small mounds about 1 inches apart on the lined cookie sheets. Place these uncovered, undisturbed, unrefridgerated, on a countertop for 12 hours.
• 5. Bake in a well pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for 12 mintues. Cool and store in an airtight container.

ANISE HYSSOP & ALMOND BUTTER COOKIES

Steps:

• Combine sugar and florets in a food processor and pulse till blended.
• Add egg and process about 1 minute.
• Add butter and vanilla and process about 1 minute.
• Mix flour and salt and add to processor; process about 20 seconds or till most of flour is incorporated.
• Add almonds and just mix - do not over process.
• Turn dough onto a lightly floured surface and gather into a ball.
• Divide into 3 parts and roll each into plastic wrap in a cylinder shape about 1½ to 2-inches in diameter.
• Chill for 1 hour or till firm.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Slice dough less than ¼-inch thick.
• Place at least ½-inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake about 12 minutes or till edges are golden brown.

TRADITIONAL ANISE COOKIES

Steps:

• With a Kitchenaid mixer: beat eggs 20 minutes with 2 cups of granulated sugar (yes I mean 20 minutes as this is what will make the cookies light as a feather with a crisp melt in you mouth top crust).
• Add flour gradually, beating well after each addition. Add 1 tsp anise oil and blend well.
• Drop by tablespoonsful onto greased cookie sheets and let stand in a draft free place overnight.
• Bake in a 375°F oven for 10 minutes until light golden but do not brown.
• Cool on baking racks thoroughly before storing.
• Store in a tightly covered cookie tin (not plastic).
• The longer you let the cookie age, the better it will be.