OCD cookie: Any thoughts on springerle? They supposedly get better the longer

[marilynfl]

they sit (good), are easy to make (even better) and could take the red/white/blue sprinkles that Mimi sent me (way good).

Of course, I've never baked them, have no DNA link to them, and have never even tasted one.

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[mimi]

I was thinking of Springerle. But not everyone likes anise.

I make them about every 2 or 3 years and have two nice Springerle rollers. I could go light on the anise and add some lemon flavoring, that's nice. Even gild them with luster dust, that looks great.

 

[marilynfl]

Mimi, the recipe I'm looking at has lemon extract with optional anise seed. I realize it

won't be traditional (it uses baking powder and not harthorn (ammonia) but I like the "gets better the longer it sits" aspect.

 

[mimi]

Note that they are ROCK HARD. They need to be dunked in order to eat them.

 

[marilynfl]

Oh. Well, there goes THAT great idea.

 

[mimi]

But they're great, dunked! If that helps. ;o)