German Anise Christmas Cookies
By: Andrea Rowe
Published: Monday, November 30, 2009 - 6:24pm

Ingredients




2 cups Sugar
1 teaspoon Salt
1 cup Shortening
2 Eggs
1 cup Milk
1 teaspoon Hartshorn
1 cup Boiling water
2 teaspoons vanilla
4 pounds flour (to stiffen) or as needed
1 ounce Anise seeds

Preparation

1 Mix sugar, salt, shortening, eggs,and milk. 2 In a separate bowl, dissolve the Hartshorn in the boiling water. Make sure it is completely dissolved. 3 Add vanilla and anise seeds to the sugar mixture. 4 Add hartshorn mixture to sugar mixture. 5 Add enough flour to the sugar mixture to stiffen and not to be sticky. It may require 4-5 pounds. 6 Roll out dough on floured surface, and cut with cookie cutters. 7 Bake immediately after mixing in a moderate oven (325-350F) for 10-15 minutes.

About


These are made with baker's ammonia, which leaves these cookies with a distinct coconut taste- but with no coconut in the recipe!