Anise Cookies

Ingredients

• 200 grams flour
• 200 grams fine semolina (fine semolina)
• 2 tablespoons powdered milk
• 1 teaspoon
• mahlab (mahleb)
• 1 teaspoon turmeric
• 2 teaspoons whole anise seeds
• 4 tablespoons powdered sugar
• 120 grams melted butter or 1/2 cup
• 1 teaspoon yeast + 180 grams warm water

Method

1. Mix the dry ingredients except the anise and sift them.
2. Add the anise seeds and mix.
3. Add the melted butter and knead by hand, then add the water with the yeast after it has activated. Knead until you have a cohesive dough.
4. Cover with a clean kitchen towel and let rest for about 40 minutes.
   Timers: 40 min
5. Roll into balls, then shape as desired.
6. Place the pieces on parchment paper on a baking tray.
7. Put the tray into a preheated oven on the middle rack at 180°C.
8. Bake until the anise cookies are cooked through or lightly golden — about a quarter of an hour (≈15 minutes) in the oven.
   Timers: 15 min
9. Allow the cookies to cool completely before serving.
10. Click the link to get the method for Kaak al-Abbas (or Al-Marqad)