Aniseed biscuits

Name: Aniseed biscuits
Total time: 1 h 30 min
Yield: ± 40 biscuits
Ingredients: 250 g plain flour; 125 g soft butter; 100 g sugar; 1 egg; 2 teaspoons aniseed; a pinch of salt

Updated on 10 October 2026

Makes: ± 40 biscuits
Time: 30 min + 1 hr chilling
From: Anise

Ingredients

250 g plain flour
125 g soft butter
100 g sugar
1 egg
2 teaspoons aniseed
a pinch of salt

Method

Toast the aniseed in a dry frying pan for 1 to 2 minutes until fragrant, leave to cool and crush lightly.
Cream the butter and sugar, beat in the egg, then mix in the aniseed and salt.
Sift in the flour and knead briefly into a smooth dough. Shape it into a log 5 cm across, wrap in cling film and chill for 1 hour.
Preheat the oven to 180 °C. Cut the log into 5 mm slices and lay them on a baking tray lined with baking paper.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes until the edges are lightly golden, then leave to cool on a wire rack.

Storing: Two weeks in a tightly closed tin.