It always feels like the best recipes are family recipes, ones that spark a twinkle in someone’s eye as they recall it from their youth. Debra Forrest shared a story and recipe like that with me, and ...

Instructions: Preheat oven to 350 degrees. In a large bowl, mix flour, sugar, baking powder, salt and anise seeds with a fork. Make a well in the center and pour in the oil and wine. Starting in the ...

Fragrant with anise and bright citrus, these crisp cookies bring the same cozy warmth as a mug of mulled wine—perfect for holiday gatherings, gifting or setting out for Santa. Cauliflower and ...

Yvonne Poupart Grundy shared her husband's grandmother's (Marie Miller "Gunny" Grundy) recipe for light-textured, thin wafers with a pronounced licorice taste. Dunk them in milk or coffee. The low-fat ...

A. This roundabout request was forwarded to me from Sun Sentinel reporter Dan Sweeney, a testimony to staffers who always go the extra mile for their readers. Thanks Dan! The best way to reach me for ...

1. Whisk together the flour, baking powder and salt. 2. Beat eggs with electric mixer on medium speed for 1 minute, or until frothy. Gradually add sugar and beat until eggs thicken slightly and become ...

Lu Ann Sells of Youngwood, Pa., remembers the way her grandmother made anise cookies, and she wants a recipe. “My grandmother used to stir the dough and drop by spoon onto a cookie sheet. The cookie ...

Numerous Taste of the Town readers came to the aid of Cindy Zambarano, who's looking for a recipe for an ultra-hard anise cookie that her 88-year-old father remembers his grandmother baking. Most of ...

The first recipe winner in our "12 Days of Cookies" is one sent in by Steven Gale of Nampa. It is a two-time winner, as Gale relates it was first sent in to the Idaho Press Ida Chatter column in ...

A Christmas treat for all to enjoy are these delicate, cake-like Italian anise cookies, glazed with icing and topped with colorful candy sprinkles. Italian anise cookies have a mild licorice flavoring ...