Whipped Italian Anise Shortbread Cookies
Treat yourself, your friends or your family to these delicious and decadent whipped Italian anise shortbread cookies. Made with a blend of butter, sugar, vanilla and anise flavoring, these delicate treats are perfect for any occasion.
Equipment
- hand mixer or stand mixer
Ingredients
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature
- ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar
- ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract
- ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
- ¼ teaspoon Anise extract
Instructions
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
- Prepare a large baking sheet by lining it with parchment paper.
- Add all of the ingredients to a large bowl and with a hand mixer, mix on medium speed for 10 minutes.1 cup all-purpose flour, ½ cup unsalted butter at room temperature, ¼ cup plus 2 tablespoons of powdered sugar, ¼ teaspoon kosher salt, ½ teaspoon pure vanilla extract, ¼ teaspoon Anise extract
- Once the dough is mixed, take a heaping tablespoon full of dough and with your finger tip, push it off on to the prepared baking sheet. If you want to use a piping bag for that beautiful swirl pattern, see notes below or pictures in the post for how to do that.
- Continue to do this until all the dough is used up and making sure to leave about an 1 ½ inches between the cookies.
- If you want to add sprinkles to the cookies, go ahead and do that now.
- Bake for 10 minutes or until you start to see some of the cookies lightly browning on the edges.
- Remove and cool for 10 minutes.
Notes
If using a piping bag, pipe the cookies to about 2 inches in diameter.
Nutrition
Calories: 99kcalCarbohydrates: 9gProtein: 1gFat: 7gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 0.3gMonounsaturated Fat: 2gTrans Fat: 0.3gCholesterol: 17mgSodium: 84mgPotassium: 12mgFiber: 0.2gSugar: 2gVitamin A: 203IUCalcium: 3mgIron: 0.4mg
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