Recipe of Self-frosting Anise Drops - Food Recipes

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Title: SELF-FROSTING ANISE DROPS
Categories : Desserts, Cookies
Serving size: 90 drops 3 ea Eggs (room temperature) 1 c Sugar 2 tb Sugar 1 3/4 c Flour 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/2 ts Salt 3 ts Anise seed (or 1 t anise -extract or 1/4 t anise oil Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and generously flour the cookie sheets. Beat eggs with electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar gradually, beating constantly; continue to beat for 20 minutes more. Reduce speed of mixer and add flour that has been sifted with baking powder and salt; beat 3 minutes. Add anise. Drop by teaspoonsful on prepared cookie sheets, swirling dough to form round cookies. Let stand uncovered at room temperature for at least 8 hours. Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are a creamy golden color on the bottom (do not allow bottoms to brown). Cookies form a cake-like layer on the bottom with a crisp "frosting" on the top. Store in a tightly covered container. -----