It always feels like the best recipes are family recipes, ones that spark a twinkle in someone’s eye as they recall it from their youth. Debra Forrest shared a story and recipe like that with me, and ...

Fragrant with anise and bright citrus, these crisp cookies bring the same cozy warmth as a mug of mulled wine—perfect for holiday gatherings, gifting or setting out for Santa. Related Articles Three ...

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and anise seeds with a fork. Make a well in the center and pour in the oil and wine. Starting in the ...

The texture of these cookies, which have no additional fat beside egg yolks, is quite crunchy, like traditional biscotti. The anise seed provides a light licorice flavor and additional crunch. "The ...

2 eggs, plus enough water to equal 1/2 cup 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon anise extract 2 teaspoons anise seeds, optional 1 teaspoon fennel pollen, optional 1. Sift flour and baking powder together. Set ...

An unexpected flavor transports me back to my childhood this time each year. At the holidays, I always think of my ...

Yvonne Poupart Grundy shared her husband's grandmother's (Marie Miller "Gunny" Grundy) recipe for light-textured, thin wafers with a pronounced licorice taste. Dunk them in milk or coffee. The low-fat ...

Stacy Allbritton and daughter Jillian with favorite Anise Cookies, a recipe shared in 2000. (The NOLA.com | Times-Picayune archive) Stacy Allbritton got this recipe from a co-worker in the late 1980s.

2 eggs, plus enough water to equal 1/2 cup 1 cup sugar 1/4 teaspoon anise extract 2 teaspoons anise seeds, optional 1 teaspoon fennel pollen, optional Sift flour and baking powder together. Set aside.

Add more flour if necessary to form a pliant dough. Roll out dough and cut with your favorite cookie cutters. Bake in 350-degree oven until golden brown. Note: We refrigerated our dough for about an ...