Boy did I start my cookie baking late this year! I can’t believe Christmas is just days away. I was recently sent a beautiful carved cinnamon bark box with 3 oz of Vietnam cinnamon by World Vision so I wanted to make a cookie recipe that would feature cinnamon, so I had to make snickerdoodles! This recipe for Star Anise Snickerdoodles from Cooking Light adds ground star anise to traditional sugar cookies for a subtle different take on the classic.
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More after the recipe …
Ingredients:
- 1 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon freshly ground star anise (about 2 pods)
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 teaspoon cream of tartar
- 6 tablespoons unsalted butter, softened
- 1 cup plus 2 tablespoons sugar, divided
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 large egg
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon