Anise-Almond Sprinkle Cookies
A Pernod-accented glaze gives these cookies their trademark anise flavor.
Test kitchen assistant Phillip Basone's grandmother used to make these soft, festive cookies every year at Christmas; a Pernod-accented glaze gives them their trademark anise flavor.
Ingredients
For the Cookies
- 8 tbsp. unsalted butter, softened
- 1⁄2 cup sugar
- 3 eggs
- 3 tbsp. milk
- 1 tbsp. vanilla extract
- 2 tsp. almond extract
- 2 1⁄2 cups flour
- 1 tbsp. baking powder
- 1⁄8 tsp. kosher salt
For the Glaze
- 2 cups confectioners' sugar
- 3 tbsp. Pernod
- Rainbow nonpareils
Instructions
Step 1
Make the cookies: Heat oven to 350°. Cream the butter and sugar with hand mixer; add eggs one at a time. Add milk and extracts, then flour, baking powder, and salt. Roll into 1-tbsp. balls; bake 10 minutes or until browned on the bottom. Allow to cool before glazing.
Step 2
Make the glaze: Whisk confectioners’ sugar and Pernod together to form a smooth glaze; add water to thin as needed. Dip cookies in glaze and top with nonpareils.
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