Anise Cakes

Total Time: 13 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 13 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2-2 cups all-purpose flour
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1/2 teaspoon anise oil, or
• 1 1/2 tablespoons crushed anise seeds

Recipe

• 1 beat eggs until light.
• 2 add sugar gradually, beating till creamy.
• 3 add vanilla; add anise oil now if using it.
• 4 sift flour with baking powder; add to mixture beating it well.
• 5 if you use anise seeds instead of anise oil, add it now.
• 6 drop by teaspoons onto greased cookie sheets.
• 7 allow them to dry 12 hours or overnight.
• 8 bake for 12 minutes in 350 degree oven. check to see if golden around edges. do not allow them to get brown. makes 50 1-1/2" cookies.
• 9 note: i use cooking spray or silicone sheets on cookie sheets---nothing sticks and no clean up.
• 10 cooking time included overnight drying time.