Aunt Clara's Anise Seed Cookies

• Vegetarian

• Refrigerated

  • 3 Eggs

• Baking & Spices

  • 3 tsp Anise seeds
  • 1 tsp Baking soda
  • 1 tsp Cream of tartar
  • 3 cups Flour
  • 2 cups Powdered sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Salt
  • 1 pinch Salt
  • 1 cup Sugar
  • 1/2 tsp Vanilla

• Dairy

  • 2 1/2 sticks Butter
  • 1/4 cup Whole milk

Found on food52.com

Description

Ingredients

• 2 sticks of butter, room temperature
• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 1 teaspoon baking soda, dissolved in 2 tablespoons of water
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 3 cups flour (plus a little extra for rolling out the dough)
• 3 teaspoons anise seeds
• 1/2 stick of butter
• 2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup whole milk
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 1 pinch salt

Directions

• To make the cookies: Cream the butter and sugar together, and then mix in the eggs, baking soda, cream of tartar, and salt.
• Add the flour, mixing until just combined, and then the anise seeds, mixing until they are more or less evenly distributed throughout the dough.
• Cover and refrigerate the dough for an hour or more.
• Preheat your oven to 350 degrees. Flour a surface and your rolling pin, and roll the dough out to about 1/4 of an inch. Cut cookies out using the cookie cutter of your choice, and place on a parchment paper-lined baking sheet. Bake for about 10 minutes, or until cookies are slightly puffed up and have turned a light golden color around the edges.
• While the cookies cool, make the frosting: cream together the butter and powdered sugar. Mix in the vanilla and salt, and add the milk a little bit at a time, halting once youve reached a smooth, spreadable consistency.