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Christmas, Lifestyle, Recipes · December 1, 2020

Nana’s Italian Cookies

Italian Anise Cookies

My Nana and I were two peas in a pod. We were inseparable! Some of my favorite memories are sitting at her kitchen table, in the afternoon, and having a cup of tea and a sweet treat. That’s one thing we definitely all inherited from her was a love of sweets!! I make Nana’s Italian cookies every Christmas in memory of her…they were her favorite! (She loved Christmas too!).

These are super easy to make too!

Cookie Ingredients

Preheat your oven to 325 F and grease cookie sheets.

For the dough, I added the following to my stand mixer.

  • 1/2 cup melted butter (cooled)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 large eggs
  • 1 tsp. anise extract

I beat them until they were combined.

mixer beating cookie ingredients

Add Dry Ingredients

  • 2 3/4 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt

After I added the dry ingredients I gave them a quick stir to combine them before turning the mixer back on. (on low so you don’t get covered in flour…don’t ask how I know!!)

You could combine them in a separate bowl and then add them but who wants another thing to clean!

adding dry ingredients to cookies

Using a cookie scoop ( 2 tablespoons) drop dough onto cookie sheets.

I use silicone mats on my baking sheets…they are amazing and I use them for all my baking (great for roasting veggies too!!)

scooping italian cookie dough onto cookie sheet
  • baking cookies
  • cookies are golden brown

Bake for 21-24 minutes until the bottoms are slightly golden.

 anise cookies

While the cookies are cooling, mix the glaze.

Glaze

  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp anise extract
  • 4 tsp milk
  • WHISK THE GLAZE INGREDIENTS UNTIL BLENDED

Dip cookies in the glaze

dipping cookies in glaze

Sprinkle with nonpareils

Italian Anise Cookies

Once the glaze is set…enjoy!!

Nana's Italian Cookies
MY NANA
Italian Anise Cookies

Nana's Italian Cookies

Yield: 20
Prep Time: 5 minutes
Cook Time: 22 minutes
Total Time: 27 minutes

My Nana's favorite Italian Anise Cookies

Ingredients

  • COOKIE DOUGH:
  • 1/2 cup melted butter (cooled)
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 1/4 cup milk
  • 2 eggs
  • 1 tsp anise extract
  • 2 3/4 cup flour
  • 2 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • GLAZE:
  • 1 cup confectioners sugar
  • 1 tsp anise extract
  • 4 tsp milk

Instructions

  1. Preheat oven to 325° and grease cookie sheets
  2. Mix butter, sugar, milk, 2 eggs, 1 tsp anise extract until combined
  3. Add dry ingredients- flour, baking powder, salt
  4. Drop rounded dough (2 tablespoon size) onto cookie sheets. I use a cookie scoop to make it easier
  5. Bake for 22-24 minutes until slightly golden on the bottoms
  6. Cool on baking rack
  7. Mix Glaze: confectioners sugar, anise extract, milk
  8. Dip tops of cookies in glaze and sprinkle tops with nonpareils.
  9. Let glaze dry & enjoy!
Nutrition Information:
Yield: 20 Serving Size: 1
Amount Per Serving: Calories: 171Total Fat: 6gSaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 0gUnsaturated Fat: 2gCholesterol: 31mgSodium: 141mgCarbohydrates: 28gFiber: 1gSugar: 13gProtein: 3g
© Jennifer Howard
Cuisine: Italian / Category: Recipes
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Thanks to Jennifer from the Kitchen Serf for hosting our cookie exchange today! Be sure to visit my friends and check out their yummy cookie recipes!

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Comments

  1. Allison Marie O'Dell says

    December 5, 2020 at 2:19 pm

    Jennifer, these are one of my favorite kinds of cookies but I’ve never had a recipe for them. So excited to try them! Yay!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 7, 2020 at 4:26 am

      Every cookie is my favorite kind of cookie!!!!

      Reply
  2. Liberty says

    December 3, 2020 at 12:08 am

    My boy loves sprinkles, so I know he would love these cookies! Very pretty!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 4, 2020 at 6:33 am

      Kids love sprinkles!! I’ll pour a few on top of yogurt for my daycare kids every once and awhile and they think it’s a party!!

      Reply
  3. Jennifer says

    December 2, 2020 at 6:10 pm

    What a wonderful recipe to treasure of your Nana’s! I love it and I’m going to try it with lemon. Yummy 😋

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 4, 2020 at 6:32 am

      I’m all about lemon!!

      Reply
  4. Misty says

    December 2, 2020 at 12:13 pm

    Jennifer, Your Nana’s cookies sound amazing and I love the picture you included of her. I’m a grandma’s girl too! I can’t wait to try this recipe and loved your suggestion to try with lemon or almond extract. It’s like you know me so well! 🙂 XOXO

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 2, 2020 at 12:53 pm

      I LOVE lemon anything too…so do my boys!! I have the best lemon loaf recipe on the blog, it makes 2 loaves and my boys devour the 1st one in like 2 hours!!

      Reply
  5. Stacy says

    December 2, 2020 at 11:10 am

    These were one of my faves that my grandmother used to make too! xoxo

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 2, 2020 at 12:56 pm

      They always remind me of Christmas!

      Reply
  6. laura says

    December 1, 2020 at 10:01 pm

    Oh my gosh my mom used to make these cookies. I forgot about them until I read this post. yummy!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 2, 2020 at 12:56 pm

      They are definitely an old school cookie!!

      Reply
  7. Renee Barton says

    December 1, 2020 at 7:44 pm

    These look so yummy. I never heard of the anise ingredient before!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 1, 2020 at 7:50 pm

      It tastes like licorice. You could use almond extract or lemon extract too…I love them with lemon!!

      Reply
  8. Sue at Blu says

    December 1, 2020 at 6:53 pm

    Jennifer I love how you honor your Nana’s memory! My recipe is a family one as well. And yours looks pretty easy so I have to try it! Thanks for sharing!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 2, 2020 at 12:57 pm

      Family recipes are the best! I was going through my recipe binder looking for this one the other day and came across so many hand written recipes!

      Reply
  9. Jayne says

    December 1, 2020 at 6:12 pm

    Your Christmas cookies look so delicious and I love the story of your nana and you! Can’t wait to try These!

    Reply
    • Jennifer Howard says

      December 1, 2020 at 6:47 pm

      Thanks, Jayne!! I miss my Nana every single day!!

      Reply

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