Sesame-Anise Cookies
"This recipe comes from Melting Pot Potluck. It was put together to announce the arrival of a new pastor and his wife. Origin: Mexico."
- Ready In:
- 27mins
- Ingredients:
- 9
- Yields:
-
10 dozen
- Serves:
- 20
ingredients
- 1 tablespoon anise seed
- 2 tablespoons boling water
- 2⁄3 cup sugar
- 3⁄4 cup soft butter
- 1⁄8 teaspoon baking soda
- 1 large egg
- 2 cups flour, sifted
- 1 large egg, beaten
- 1 ounce sesame seeds, toasted
directions
- Combine anise seeds with boiling water and steep while mixing dough. Gradually blend sugar with butter and soda. Add 1 egg. Mix. Strain anise liquid into the mixture, discarding seed. Stir in flour, a little at a time. Mix well. Chill dough overnight or until stiff enough to handle. Shape dough into small balls (use 1/8 teaspoon measure as a scoop). Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Cover with waxed paper and flatten to 1/8" thickness with the bottom of a flat glass. By this time the dough will have softened and the waxed paper will stick, so place paper-covered sheet in or near freezer for 5 minutes. Peel off waxed paper. Brush tops with slightly beaten egg, and sprinkle with sesame seeds. (Toast seeds in shallow baking pan for 20 minutes in a 350* oven, turning frequently.) Bake cookies in preheated oven
- 400* about 7 minutes until lightly browned.
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