Giardinos: How to Make Christmas Cookies with Danny Smiles

butter

🥗Healthier: coconut oil

💰Cheaper: margarine

Coconut oil is lower in saturated fat and margarine is often more affordable.

sugar

🥗Healthier: honey

💰Cheaper: brown sugar

Honey is a natural sweetener, while brown sugar is often less expensive.

Combine 2 cups of flour, 2 teaspoons of baking powder, and 1/2 teaspoon of salt in a bowl and mix together.

In another bowl, mix 1 stick of room temperature unsalted butter and 1 cup of sugar until creamy.

Add 2 eggs to the butter and sugar mixture, mixing well after each addition.

Stir in 2 teaspoons of anise seed, 1 cup of sambuca, and vanilla extract.

Gradually add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredients, mixing until a dough forms.

Chop the roasted almonds and fold them into the dough.

Flour your hands and roll the dough into logs, placing them on parchment paper.

Flatten the logs slightly and ensure they are even.

Preheat the oven to 350°F (175°C) and bake for 30 to 40 minutes.

Remove from the oven and let cool slightly before slicing the logs on an angle.

Turn the slices over and return to the oven for an additional 15 minutes.

Allow to cool completely before serving.

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