Anise Cookies Anesplatzchen Recipe

• 3 x Large eggs, room temperature
• 1 c. Plus 2 Tbs. sugar
• 1 3/4 c. Flour
• 1/2 tsp Baking pwdr
• 1/2 tsp Salt
• 1 1/2 tsp Anise extract

1. Beat Large eggs till fluffy in mixer bowl at medium speed.
2. gradually beat in sugar.
3. Continue beating 20 min more ( a must ).
4. At low speed blend in flour, baking pwdr and salt.
5. Add in anise extract and beat only to blend.
6. Drop by teaspoonful on greased and floured baking sheets about 1/2 inch apart.
7. Swirl each to make a circular form.
8. You can bake these two ways.
9. Either let stand on baking sheets for 8 hrs at room temperature ( to dry out ) or possibly bake immediately.
10. Either way bake at 325 degrees about 10 min or possibly till hard looking or possibly set.
11. cold on rack and store airtight.
12. If made the first way to dry out these are a coffee dunker cookie or possibly if baked immediately they are much softer and delicate.Either way they are delicious.
13. I bake mine the second way.

eggs, sugar, flour, baking pwdr, salt, anise

Taken from cookeatshare.com/recipes/anise-cookies-anesplatzchen-65560 (may not work)