MAKES 80 • PREP: 25 MIN • BAKE: 8 TO 10 MIN
¾ cup granulated sugar
1 stick (½ cup) unsalted butter, melted
2 large eggs
¼ cup milk
1 tsp anise extract
2¾ cups all-purpose flour
2½ tsp baking powder
¼ tsp salt
GLAZE
1 cup confectioners’ sugar
4 to 5 tsp milk
1 tsp anise extract
Decoration: multicolored nonpareils
1 Heat oven to 325°F. Coat baking sheet(s) with cooking spray.
2 Dough: Beat sugar, melted butter, eggs, milk and anise extract in a large bowl with mixer until blended. On low speed, beat in flour, baking powder and salt until blended.
3 Drop rounded measuring teaspoons of dough 2 in. apart onto the prepared baking sheet(s).
4 Bake 8 to 10 minutes or until bottoms are light golden. Remove cookies to a wire rack to cool.
5 Glaze: Whisk confectioners’ sugar, milk and anise extract in a small bowl until smooth.
6 Dip tops of cookies in Glaze and, while wet, sprinkle with nonpareils. Let set.
PER COOKIE: 45 cal, 1 g pro, 8 g car, 0 g fiber, 1 g fat (1 g sat fat), 8 mg chol, 40 mg sod
Storage tip: Store airtight at room temperature up to 2 weeks, or freeze up to 1 month.
