Aniseed (يانسون) Cookies

I have been postponing this recipe for so long! The hubby has been asking me to make Aniseed cookies ever since we came to the States (It's been 2 years... ops). Anyway, the day has come and he finally had some and announced that this should be a weekly thing! It is an easy recipe that can practically be a weekly fun activity! 

Enjoy!

For the recipe and the related video click here!

Aniseed (يانسون) Cookies Recipe

I took this recipe from the following site and tweaked it a little bit :) The video is in Arabic so below is the English version of it:

Ingredients:

• 1 cup of vegetable oil
• 1/2 cup of sugar
• 1/2 teaspoon baking powder 
• 2 tablespoon Aniseed (اليانسون) (adjust to your liking)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon Black Cumin (حبة البركة)
• 1 1/2 tablespoon sesame seeds 
• 3 cups of flour
• 1 cup of water (if you want a strong Aniseed taste, boil 1 cup of water and add 2 teaspoon of Aniseed and let it brew for couple of minutes, then remove the seeds and let it cool for a bit before adding it to the mix)

Directions:

• Preheat oven to 400 degree Fahrenheit = 204 degree Celsius. 
• Mix everything together with a spatula.
• Shape them to your heart's desire, circular or stick like etc... 
• Bake them on cookie pans at the above mentioned temperature for around 15 minutes depending on your oven. 
• Remove and let them cool.