Anise Seed Borrachio Cookies recipe

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Ingredients

2 tablespoons anise seed
3 tablespoons rum
1 ¼ cups butter
¾ cup white sugar
1 ½ teaspoons vanilla extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
1 egg
½ teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 ½ teaspoons ground cloves

Nutrition Info

111 calories
carbohydrate: 11.1 g
cholesterol: 22.1 mg
fat: 6.7 g
fiber: 0.3 g
protein: 1.2 g
saturatedFat: 4.1 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 90.1 mg
sugar: 4.2 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Place the anise seeds in a small bowl with the rum. Set aside to marinate overnight.

  2. In a medium bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and vanilla until smooth. Stir in the anise seed and rum. Mix in the egg. Combine the flour, salt, baking powder and cloves, stir into the butter mixture until well blended. Cover and refrigerate until chilled, about 1 hour.

  3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). On a lightly floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/8 inch thickness. Cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. Place cookies on a greased cookie sheet.

  4. Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown at the edges. Cool for a few minutes on baking sheets before removing to wire racks to cool completely.

Recipe Yield

3 dozen

Recipe Note

You must find some time to make these cookies because are simply delicious;one of my best friend's favorites. They are classic sugar cookies with the blended flavors of vanilla, anise and rum.

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