Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2010

These are very mellow cookies...they have just enough spice to taste it but you might like a little more punch! Very good though.

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nasa

Cooking Level: Expert

Living In: White Rock, British Columbia, Canada

Reviewed: Sep. 5, 2010

I've only made these once, but they turned out quite well. They are pretty mild and/or bland, so keep that in mind when serving them (or even when making them.) I was worried about the anise flavor. I like it, but I can't stand it when it's too strong. It's pretty mild in these cookies, so if you're a huge fan, I think you could definitely safely add quite a bit more. I don't have a rolling pin (I know...) so I rolled pieces up into small logs, sliced them off, then pressed them with the bottom of a glass on a floured surface. It didn't look quite as nice as it would have with a cookie cutter, but it was quick and easy so if presentation doesn't matter to you, that's an option. Next time I might add a little more rum and/or anise. Oh, yeah, I also didn't marinate the seeds over night. I guess it's probably more delicious if you do that.

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onekatietwo

Reviewed: Nov. 6, 2008

I made one batch and ate them all. I had to make another to share with friends. They are like a shortbread cookie and so yummy. I added a little anise oil to mine because I love the flavor. I know I will be making these again and again and again.

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Rayne

Reviewed: Dec. 22, 2007

this was an excellent cookie, tender texture, nice flavor. the texture and flavor developed over a few days, they tasted better than the first day. I made them with real butter and used Myers dark rum, I sandwiched them with a buttercream frosting using dark rum as the liquid, and powdered the top. When I brought them to work with a Christmas cookie assortment, my coworkers said they were "the bomb!"

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trynashine

Cooking Level: Professional

Home Town: Long Island, New York, USA

Living In: Franklin, North Carolina, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 6, 2007

Im sorry. This was the most discusting cookie I have ever eaten. Even my neighbors kids wouldnt eat it. My husband is Guatemalan and LOVES Anise, and was more than unimpressed. It was just a discusting taste.

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smileyzookie

Reviewed: Oct. 10, 2007

These tasted great and melted in your mouth. But they were not pretty to look at and very crumbly in texture. The cookies fell apart very easyily, so they were difficult to store or present on a cookie tray. I think that rolling them out thicker would be better. Or, since the dough was so sticky, maybe skip the whole rolling the dough out part and just make them into balls and flatten a bit with a fork or a glass.

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Amber Allman

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Home Town: Petroleum, West Virginia, USA

Living In: Spencer, West Virginia, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 21, 2006

Very Unique is what my husband said and I agree. I think I will make these every Christmas! I frosted these with a butter frosting with some rum flavoring mixed in (could use straight rum if you rather). The only problem I had with these is that I couldn't stop eating the scraps from the cut-outs! I bet it would have made more cookies if I wouldn't have ate the dough!

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Cheryl B.

Cooking Level: Intermediate

Living In: Monterey, Indiana, USA

Reviewed: Dec. 15, 2006

I made this recipe and my whole family says that it leaves a sawdust after taste.

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Pinayn805

Reviewed: May 23, 2006

FOR ONE WHO DOES NOT LIKE TO SPEND THE TIME ROLLING OUT THE DOUGH AND CUTTING SHAPES ,I DECIDED TO DECREASE THE FLOUR TO 2 1/4 CUPS AND DROP BY TBSPS.I THEN FLATTENED THEM WITH THE THE BOTTOM OF A FLAT GLASS DIPPED IN SUGAR .THEY CAME OUT GREAT. TASTED FANTASTIC !!!

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HEIDI 'S HOME

Cooking Level: Expert

Home Town: Wayland, Massachusetts, USA

Living In: Seymour, Tennessee, USA

Reviewed: May 4, 2006

These are great. If you like butter cookies, you'll love these. Very light and delicate and not too sweet. I made them for a Cinco De Mayo luncheon we had at work today (I know, it's only May 4th. LOL). I made them exactly like the recipe except I made the dough last night and baked them off this morning. I used real butter so the dough was quite stiff after being in the fridge all night. I bet these would be great rolled into a log and sliced off. They were easy to roll out and baked off beautifully. I sprinkled a little sugar on top for sparkle as another reviewer suggested. I found out that "Borrachio" or "Borracho" means "drunk" or "drunken". I thought that was really cute given the rum in the recipe.

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