Good Italian Anise Christmas Cookies Recipe (2024)

FAQs

What is the most popular Italian cookie? ›

Healthy Anise Cookie

A great company for a cup of thee or coffee. Anise is good for digestion and by using olive oil instead of butter there are no saturated fats.

You will notice that the cookies crack slightly while baking. This is normal and as long as you don't overbake them, the cracks will settle and get smaller as they cool. The reason they crack is that the outsides set before they have finished rising, but this is also what helps give this cookie its great texture.

Oreo is the best-selling cookie in the world. It is now sold in over 100 countries. Oreo was first produced in 1912 by the National Biscuit Company, now known as Na-Bis-Co.

For cookies, bars, cakes/cupcakes, biscuits, scones, or anything that needs a tender crumb, use Farina di grano tenero, 00. This is your “cake flour.” Nobody wants a chewy cake. For bread, I recommend starting off with Farina di Manitoba, grano tenero, 0; this is similar to standard American bread flour.

Anise is always the main ingredient, and the liqueur also must meet minimum sugar (350 g/L), alcohol (38% abv) and anethole (anise aroma) content requirements. By comparison, anisette (sometimes seen as anisetta), is also an anise distillate, but it can be made with other ingredients in addition to anise.

Anise seeds lend a licorice flavor to baked goods and more. This spice is widely used in Middle Eastern, Italian, German, Indian, and Mexican cooking.

Eating foods rich in iron, like anise seed, can keep your blood healthy and reduce your risk of iron deficiency anemia. Several studies have shown that anise seed can reduce the symptoms of clinical depression. In mice, anise relieved symptoms of depression as effectively as two commonly used antidepressants.

Children: It is possibly unsafe for star anise to be taken by mouth in children. Serious side effects, including vomiting and seizures, have been reported in infants and adults given star anise tea. Star anise teas may be contaminated with Japanese star anise (Illicium anisatum), which is poisonous.

The major culinary difference between anise and star anise is that anise seed is potent, with an almost spicy flavor, while star anise is subtly milder. They can be used interchangeably in recipes, but amounts must be adjusted to accommodate the mildness of the Asian ingredient.

Can you eat too much anise? ›

At typical amounts in food, anise is generally considered safe. However, with excessive amounts, possible symptoms of toxicity with anise may include: Abnormal hormone levels—with potential effects on sperm count or fertility. Breathing problems from an allergic reaction or too much fluid in the lungs.

To keep soft cookies moist, you can add a slice of bread to the container. The bread will absorb the dry air instead of the cookies and help prevent them from going stale. Done properly, soft cookies will last for three days in the refrigerator and up to three months in the freezer.

If you are all out of anise extract, you can substitute for it with the following: Use 1 teaspoon of licorice flavoring/extract for 1 teaspoon of anise extract.

Cantucci – Biscotti Bliss

Cantucci, also known as biscotti, are delicious twice-baked almond cookies hailing from Tuscany. With their origin tracing back to the 16th-century city of Prato, these delightful treats have stood the test of time.

Our Classic Italian assortment is a great way to sample of our traditional sweets. This tray includes Cranberry Almond Biscotti, Amaretto Biscotti with Almonds, Chocolate Almond Macaroons and Pignoli Cookies.

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