Licorice Cookie Strips

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

Ingredients

• Servings: 12
• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup brown sugar
• 1 egg
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 2 teaspoons anise seed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
• 1/2 teaspoon nutmeg

Recipe

• 1 in a mixing bowl, cream butter and sugars.
• 2 beat in egg.
• 3 combine dry ingredients; add to creamed mixture and mix well.
• 4 divide dough into 10 portions; shape each into a 12 inch log.
• 5 place 3 inches apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• 6 flatten with a fork to 1/4 inch thickness.
• 7 bake at 350 degrees for 8-10 minutes or until golden brown.
• 8 cool for 5 minutes; cut diagonally into 1 inch slices.
• 9 remove to wire racks to cool completely.