I really like these cookies. They are a dry cookie, but not all cookies are meant to be moist or chewy. You can tell by the instructions that these are meant to be dry (by needing to knead the dough). I did not have a hard time with the dough, but kneading is very necessary. They have a very mild anise flavor which compliments the cinnamon sugar coating quite well. I could not taste the anise very well when the cookies were right out of the oven, but after cooling and spending an hour or so in the freezer (at which point i was sneaking some), the flavor was quite good. I'm not sure if they just need to be cool to eat, or if that time in the freezer did the trick, but if you're thinking about eating these right out of the oven, just make snickerdoodles. These seem like they would be great with coffee, but I didn't have a chance to try that.

These were a hit for us. Used 1 tsp extract rather than seeds otherwise followed recipe. Dough worked up lovely for me but maybe I rolled them thinner than picture shows. Tip...take cookies off pan right away out of oven. Frosted them with powdered sugar/ hot water and a few drops of anise extract topped with sprinkles. Yum!

Dough was very dry and difficult to work with, and cookies were subsequently dry and dense. Didn't use the cinnamon sugar coating, which left the cookies lacking in sweetness and flavor. Used a spicy frosting that helped a lot! This was a nice change from overly-sweet cut out cookies, but next time I'll hope to end up somewhere in between.

These were okay. I feel like they were simple sugar cookies with anise seeds thrown in...next time I will add anise extract.

It was difficult to knead and roll the dough. I made little snowball instead. I also cut the anise seed portion in half. Everyone at work love the taste.