Star Anise Blackberries with Lemon Sorbet

• 3/4 cup water
• 1/4 cup sugar
• 2 star anise
• 1 teaspoon lemon juice, juice of 1 wedge
• 1 pint blackberries
• 1 pint lemon sorbet
• 8 Piroline cookies or other wafer style dessert cookie

1. In a small saucepan placed over moderate heat, combine water, sugar, star anise and lemon juice.
2. Stir and cook until sugar dissolves and water comes to a bubble.
3. Add blackberries and cook 30 seconds.
4. Remove pan from heat and let stand a 1 or 2 minutes, stirring occasionally.
5. Remove star anise.
6. Scoop lemon sorbet into 4 small dessert cups.
7. Top lemon sorbet with star anise and blackberries and garnish desserts with 2 Piroline cookies or dessert wafers.

water, sugar, anise, lemon juice, blackberries, lemon sorbet, cookies

Taken from www.foodnetwork.com/recipes/rachael-ray/star-anise-blackberries-with-lemon-sorbet-recipe.html (may not work)