Italian Anise Cookies

Ingredients

• Servings: 40
• cookies:
• 4 large eggs
• 1 cup white sugar
• 3/4 cup vegetable oil
• 1 teaspoon anise oil
• 5 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 tablespoons baking powder
• icing:
• 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar, or more as needed
• 2 tablespoons milk, or more as needed

Recipe

Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins Ready Time: 1 hr 30 mins


• beat eggs together in a large bowl. gradually stir white sugar into beaten eggs until smooth. slowly pour vegetable oil and anise oil into sugar mixture until incorporated. mix flour and baking powder together in a separate bowl; slowly add to sugar mixture, stirring with a wooden spoon until dough is dry.
• refrigerate dough, 30 minutes to overnight.
• preheat oven to 350 degrees f (175 degrees c). lightly grease a baking sheet.
• roll dough into walnut-size balls and arrange on the prepared baking sheet.
• bake in the preheated oven until cookies are crisp around the edges, 12 to 15 minutes. cool cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes before transferring to a wire rack.
• mix confectioners' sugar and milk together in a bowl until desired consistency is reached. dip a fork into the icing and drizzle over cookies. allow icing to harden.