Spanish Anise Cookies
These crisp cookies are strongly flavored with fennel seeds and licorice flavored liqueur. More
These crisp cookies are strongly flavored with fennel seeds and licorice flavored liqueur. More
Just like their cocktail inspiration, these flakey little tarts are delicately flavored with anise liqueur. More
Adapted from Delicias de AntaƱo, a volume on the history and recipes of Mexican convents, these Anise Cookies are flavored with anise (both seed and liqueur), lime zest, and canela, Mexican cinnamon. The shortening-based dough makes for a crumbly cookie and when dipped in the anise syrup and finished with a dusting of cinnamon sugar, they are almost candy-like. The anise-lime-cinnamon combo brings is reminiscent of a digestif—sweet and herbal. More