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Anise Hyssop Butter Cookies
From: Ela Younger
Date: Sat Jan 22, 2000 10:01am
- 1 cup all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup plus 2 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
- pinch of salt
- 7ounces sweet (unsalted) butter, cold and cut into small pieces
- 1 teaspoon vanilla
- 2 tablespoons anise hyssop flowers, minced
Fit a food processor with the plastic blade. Add flour, sugar and salt. Add the butter and process until ingredients are just combined, about 2 minutes. Add vanilla and anise hyssop flowers, processing for an additional 2 minutes. Remove the dough from the processor and shape it into a ball. Roll it into a I -inch thick log and wrap it with waxed paper. Refrigerate for I hour.
Preheat oven to 375'F. Unwrap log and slice it into 1/4-inch rounds. Place cookies on a ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for 7 to I 0 minutes, or until lightly golden. Delicious right from the oven.
Makes 36 cookies.
Source: Edible flowers Desserts and Drinks by Cathy Wilkinson Barash