What cookies do you look forward to most on your holiday cookie platter? For me, it’s always the anise cookies. Okay, that’s not true. I also look forward to chocolate crinkle cookies ...

Maybe I deserve a little credit for making the dough the night before ... can probably deduce I’m hoping a certain fan of anise cookies will soon feel well enough to enjoy them.

The magic is in the proportions of this short cookie enhanced with anise's licorice magic. This flavor is the perfect balance of vanilla and the darker anise. The memories flow when I feel the dough ...