Aniseed Cookies
These aniseed cookies remind me of my childhood. We always used to bake them in early December before all the Christmas buzz kicked off.
I remember that we got the recipe from a Portuguese friend who also used to cut my hair when I was little.
The cookies have just the right crumbly and soft texture with a hint of warming spices.
Happy Baking!
Ingredients
500g flour
2 tsp baking powder
1 sachet of dried yeast
200g sugar
250g butter (softened)
2 eggs
1 tsp cinnamon
2 tsp aniseed
~ 250ml milk (lukewarm)
Salt
Method
Preheat the oven to 175° (fan) and line a baking tray with baking parchment.
In a bowl, mix all the ingredients apart from the milk together using an electric mixer.
Slowly add some milk until you get a dough that you can easily shape into balls. You might not need 250ml.
Form the dough into small balls using a tablespoon.
Place the balls onto the baking tray, leaving enough space in between to allow for spreading.
Bake for about 15-20 minutes.
Leave to cool on a wire rack.