Anise Cookies - Petits fours à l'anis
Tiny French inspired anise flavored cookies lightly glazed with sweet icing. Perfect for a tea party!
Ingredients
Cookies
- 2 eggs
- 165 grams granulated sugar
- 170 grams whole wheat flour
- 8 grams anise
Icing
- 1 egg white
- 1/4 c powdered sugar
Instructions
Cookies
- In a saucepan, add eggs and granulated sugar
- Heat and stir with a whisk until the mixture reaches a temp of 50°C (122°F)
- Pour this mixture in the mixing bowl of an electric mixer - stir until doubled in volume; around 10 minutes
- Sieve the flour and stir into the egg mixture. Add the anise
- Fill a pastry bag, with no tip, with the cookie batter. Pipe small round cookies onto a silicone cookie mat all uniform in size
- Leave the cookies in a dry place for 2 hours until a crust/film has formed on the top of the cookies
Preheat oven
- Preheat oven to 170°C (356°F)
- Bake cookies for 10 minutes
Icing
- Once cookies have cooled, dip the tops of the cookies into a shallow bowl with the icing. Let excess icing drip off and then place cookies on a baking sheet to dry
Nutrition
Calories: 1498kcalCarbohydrates: 321gProtein: 38gFat: 14gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 4gMonounsaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 0.03gCholesterol: 327mgSodium: 182mgPotassium: 907mgFiber: 19gSugar: 195gVitamin A: 515IUVitamin C: 2mgCalcium: 163mgIron: 11mg
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