Ya Mamma's Frosted Anise Cookies (copycat)

Total Time: 30 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 1/4 cup unsalted butter, softened
• 1/4 cup shortening
• 3/4 cup granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 3 1/2 cups flour
• 7 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 tablespoon anise extract
• 2/3 cup light cream or 2/3 cup half-and-half
• 1 tablespoon butter
• 2 1/2 cups powdered sugar
• 1/4 cup milk
• 1 1/2 teaspoons anise extract
• colored sprinkles, to decorate, as needed

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375°f.
• 2 cream butter, shortening,and sugar until smooth; add eggs and beat well.
• 3 in another bowl, mix together flour, baking powder, and salt with a whisk.
• 4 add flour mixture to butter mixture along with anise extract and cream and,using a wooden spoon, mix well.
• 5 form dough into small balls and place onto ungreased cookie sheets several inches apart.
• 6 flatten slightly (using a sugared glass or the palm of your hand) and bake approximately 12 minutes.
• 7 remove to racks to cool then frost.
• 8 for frosting, melt butter over low heat in a small saucepan.
• 9 add sugar, milk, and anise extract and stir until smooth.
• 10 dunk tops or sides of cooled cookies into the icing, then dunk into a dish of sprinkles to decorate.
• 11 frosting will harden once it dries.