Helen’s Anisette Drop Cookies

Preheat oven 350 degrees

1 stick butter softened

1 cup sugar

2 tsp vanilla

3 eggs

3 tsp baking powder

3 cups flour

Pinch salt

3 tsp anisette

Icing:

1 cup powdered sugar

2 tbsp milk

1 tsp anisette

Beat butter, sugar, vanilla and eggs until light.

Add baking powder, flour, salt and anisette and mix well.

Drop by tablespoonfuls on lightly greased cookie sheet.

Bake 10-15 minutes until light golden.

When still slightly warm, mix icing ingredients and drizzle on top of cookies.

Let cool until icing hardens.

*May also be made with lemon extract, using the same quantities in the recipe.

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