Licorice Cookie Strips Recipe

Licorice Cookie Strips Recipe

  • 1 cup butter (no substitutes), softened
  • 1 cup sugar
  • 1 cup packed brown sugar
  • 1 egg
  • 2 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 2 teaspoons anise seed
  • 1 teaspoon baking soda
  • 1/2 teaspoon salt
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1/2 teaspoon ground nutmeg
  • 1/2 cup chopped nuts
  1. In a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars. Beat in egg. Combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts.
  2. Divide dough into 10 portions; shape each into a 12-in. log. Place 3 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten with a fork to 1/4-in. thickness.
  3. Bake at 350 degrees F for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown. Cool for 5 minutes; cut diagonally into 1-in. slices. Remove to wire racks to cool completely.
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