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| My grandmother used to make an anise cookie that I loved as a child and the recipe is gone along with her. They were (I think) a drop cookie and when baked the dough separated a bit and the finished cookie had a softer bottom and the top puffed up a little bit and was really hard and crackly, but thin. I googled and googled and can't find anything that resembles them. They were pretty plain and I don't think they had other spices in them, just the anise flavor.
She was German and I was hoping that somebody might know a recipe, thanks! |
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| One of these recipes is "The" one....but I don't remember which. I think it's the first....but am posting the second just in case...I( think the first recipe is "The" one. I like real anise seed rather than extract...but there is extract in my cupboard? Here's one! Anise Drops And here's the other:
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| Thanks Linda! I've never had anise seed in my pantry but I bought some for Ken for a fish recipe that he's going to make - and that's what made me remember Grandma's cookie. It will probably be close to Christmas before I make them, but I'll let you know how they are! |
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| Try some of that anise seed in your meatballs sometime! |
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| Or in your rye bread! |
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| I have a pfeffernusse cookie that I have had since 1958 when I lived in Germany. I was so young...I have no idea about its' origins; but I bake it every year (almost). It is "different"... and "anise". I remember that for many years I had my "anise" flavoring in a unique corked bottle from the local (German) druggest. Our extract is not quite the same, but it works. This is a powdered sugar coated cookie, so I know it is not what you are looking for, but it is a nice anise flavored cookie. Pfeffernusse Cookies Cream together .........1 ½ C Margerine, l ½ C Sugar |
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| Sounds lovely....I woulder if I could halve the recipe? Linda C |
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| I have never halved the recipe, can't imagine why not. I have often treated it as an "icebox" cookie, only baking part and freezing the rest for a later baking. |
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| Thanks for the Pfeffernusse recipe, Nanny. I am a fan of those also and haven't ever made them and haven't even thought of them for years - I look forward to trying them this year - and it will make my Dad happy :) |
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