Aniseed Cookies

Total Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 20 mins

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• 4 large eggs, separated
• 1 3/4 cups powdered sugar, sifted
• 1 pinch salt
• 2 cups flour, all purpose
• 1/4 teaspoon baking powder
• 2 teaspoons anise seed, ground

Recipe

• 1 grease and flour baking sheets.
• 2 beat egg yolks, powdered sugar and salt in a large bowl until pale and creamy.
• 3 beat egg whites until very stiff; fold into egg yolk mixture.
• 4 siftflour, baking powder and aniseed onto egg mixture; fold in quickly but thoroughly.
• 5 fill a pastry bag fitted with a plain nozzle with cookie mixture.
• 6 pipe in small rounds onto prepared baking sheets.
• 7 let stand overnight to dry out.
• 8 preheat oven to 325°f.
• 9 bake cookies 20 minutes.
• 10 cool on rack.