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Wanda

Serves/Makes:1 recipe

Ingredients

• 6 eggs, separated
• 1 cup (225 ml) powdered sugar
• 1 cup (225 ml) flour, sifted
• 3 tsp (15 ml) anise seed

Preparation

• Beat egg yolks until thick and lemon-colored.
• Beat egg whites until stiff and combine the two mixtures. Gradually beat in the powdered sugar, mix lightly.
• Sift the flour and add; then stir in the anise seed.
• Drop from the tip of a tsp, about one inch apart, on a greased cookie sheet.
• Put pans into ice box over night.
• Bake the next morning at 300 degrees (150 C.) for 12 minutes.

Comments

My sister-in-law makes these cookie (she is Dutch) but they are similar to the Italian version. I also found a Cocolate Anise cookie which is an Italian. Let me know if you'd like to try these.

Wanda