Twice Baked Italian Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
| Sugar | 2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Butter | 1 Cup (16 tbs), melted | |
| 1/4 cup anise seeds | ||
| 1/4 cup anisette or other anise liqueur | ||
| 3 tablespoons bourbon; or 2 teaspoons vanilla and 2 tablespoons water | ||
| 2 cups coarsely chopped almonds or walnuts | ||
| Eggs | 6 Large | |
| All purpose flour | 5 1/2 Cup (16 tbs) | |
| Baking powder | 1 Tablespoon | |
Directions
In a bowl, mix sugar, butter, anise seeds, liqueur, bourbon, almonds, and eggs; beat to blend.
Stir together flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture and blend thoroughly.
Cover and refrigerate dough until firm, 2 to 3 hours.
On a lightly floured board, shape dough with your hands to form flat loaves that are 1/2 inch thick, 2 inches wide, and about 17 inches long.
Place no more than 2 loaves, parallel and well apart, on buttered 12-by 17-inch baking sheets.
Bake in a 375° oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Remove loaves from oven and let cool on baking sheets until you can touch them, then cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch-thick diagonal slices.
Lay slices, cut side down and close together, on baking sheets.
Return to oven and bake until lightly toasted, about 15 more minutes.
Let cool on racks.
Stir together flour and baking powder; add to butter mixture and blend thoroughly.
Cover and refrigerate dough until firm, 2 to 3 hours.
On a lightly floured board, shape dough with your hands to form flat loaves that are 1/2 inch thick, 2 inches wide, and about 17 inches long.
Place no more than 2 loaves, parallel and well apart, on buttered 12-by 17-inch baking sheets.
Bake in a 375° oven until golden brown, about 20 minutes.
Remove loaves from oven and let cool on baking sheets until you can touch them, then cut into 1/2- to 3/4-inch-thick diagonal slices.
Lay slices, cut side down and close together, on baking sheets.
Return to oven and bake until lightly toasted, about 15 more minutes.
Let cool on racks.
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