Grandma Lus Vanilla Anisette Christmas Cookies Recipes

GRANDMA LU'S VANILLA ANISETTE CHRISTMAS COOKIES

Steps:

• 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In large bowl of stand mixer on high speed, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. (about 3 minutes)
• 2. Next, add in eggs, 2 teaspoons pure vanilla and 1 teaspoon anisette. Mix together.
• 3. Reduce speed to low. Slowly add in flour, salt, and baking powder. Mix until incorporated.
• 4. Spoon out approximately 1 tablespoon each of dough.
• 5. Roll into a ball.
• 6. Then into a rope.
• 7. Shape into pretzel form.
• 8. Bake on ungreased large cookie sheets in preheated oven for approximately 12-15 minutes, until golden in color. Cool.
• 9. To make the frosting: Combine 3 cups powdered sugar, milk, 2 1/2 teaspoons pure vanilla and 1/2-3/4 anisette together in a medium bowl with a handheld mixer on low or wooden spoon. (May add extra milk depending on consistency preference.)
• 10. Spoon over cooled cookies.
• 11. Top with sprinkles.
• 12. Makes approximately 4 dozen cookies depending on size preference.

GRANDMA'S CHRISTMAS COOKIE

Steps:

• Preheat an oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Stir the sifted flour, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt together in a bowl.
• Beat the margarine, butter and sugar together with an electric mixer in a large bowl until smooth. Add one egg, and continue beating until completely incorporated; add the remaining egg along with the vanilla extract, and beat on low speed until incorporated. Mix the flour mixture into the butter mixture until just incorporated. Gently mix the pecans into the dough with your hands.
• Roll the dough into 1-inch balls; arrange onto baking sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the edges are golden-brown, 8 to 9 minutes. Allow the cookies to cool on the baking sheet for 8 minutes. Place confectioners' sugar into a bowl, and lightly dip both sides of each warm cookie into the sugar. Tap of excess, and allow cookies to finish cooling.