Self Icing, Anise Cookies (Anis Smakaker)
Recipe: #19676
June 22, 2015
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Shaped, Scandinavian, 5 Ingredients Or Less, Christmas, Oven Bake, Kosher, Low Fat, Non-Dairy, Vegetarian Flour, Herbs, more
"From daughters of Norway. Another person said that they put anise seeds on bottom; that is not what this recipe said. Someone said that these are dunkers, and are hard to mix with a mixer; towards the end switch to hand and wooden spoon, lol. Must sit overnight before baking."
Ingredients
Nutritional
- Serving Size: 1 (75.8 g)
- Calories 247.5
- Total Fat - 1.8 g
- Saturated Fat - 0.6 g
- Cholesterol - 62.5 mg
- Sodium - 33.7 mg
- Total Carbohydrate - 54.5 g
- Dietary Fiber - 0.5 g
- Sugars - 40 g
- Protein - 4.1 g
- Calcium - 21.8 mg
- Iron - 0.6 mg
- Vitamin C - 0 mg
- Thiamin - 0 mg
Step by Step Method
Step 1
Beat eggs until frothy.
Step 2
Add anise.
Step 3
Add powdered sugar gradually, beating continuously.
Step 4
Add flour and baking powder. Dough should be tough to work from what I've read.
Step 5
Drop by teaspoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet.
Step 6
Let stand overnight.
Step 7
In the morning, bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit for 12 minutes.
Step 8
A pretty white icing will appear on these cookies.
Tips
No special items needed.