Chocolate Anise Cookies

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I added one teaspoon Orange extract, one teaspoon Anise extract, used Splenda in place of sugar, and made cookies by pinching the dough and rolling into a ball then flatten the ball with
Three slapps and baked for ten minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet they puffed then cracked.
DELIGHTFUL

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Great flavor and texture. Extremely easy to make. Just a hint of anise (needs a little more for my taste. Would be great with hazelnuts chopped up into batter too. Does she do anything wrong?

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...hands down the best biscotti cookie recipe I've tried. Followed the recipe exactly with good results, used a sprinkle of flour on my hands to form the logs. I also like the suggestion about adding flax seeds, and a portion of wheat flour.
I am making these again this morning using lemon zest & white couverture chips, hmmm maybe a few almonds, too. Grazie, Giada!

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well the taste was good but my problem was the dough it was too sticky to work with it and wen i baked it the 1st time ,it began to have cracks in it,can anyone tell wht was wrong

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Great cookies! I cut the second baking time in half so they remain soft and chewy. I always serve these at my absinthe parties and they are a big hit!

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very good, cakey-textured cookie. nice and light. I just made them like regular cookies rather than shaping the dough into a log.

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I double the recipe and use all whole wheat flour, add 1/4 cup of almond flour, and 1/4 ground flax seed and reduce the butter to 11/2 sticks ( instead of 2. I also add 1 1/2 tsp almond extract instead of the anise seed. It is amazing, my kids love it, and it is healthy! This is one of my favorite "cookie" recipes!

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I make these all the time and they are just awesome. I wouldn't rate it as "medium" level rather "Easy" and I wouldn't call myself a baker. My little boy loves to dunk them in coffee. Good job as usual Giada.

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Thanks , Giada, this reciipe has become my Holiday Tradition! Today I took them to our health club Christmas party-everyone loved them. Tomorrow I take a batch to the waiters and busers at our primo Italian restaurant. They wait every year for them! And they aren;t so hard to eat so no worries of broken teeth like my old recipe.

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This is one of the very best Chocolate Anise cookie recipes I have come across. I tested it today and the cookies come out moist and not dry like many others recipes I have tried. Then I got a little creative and changed it up a bit. I used 1 teaspoon of anise extract and 1 teaspoon of orange brandy flavoring along with 1/2 Cup of grated tangerine peel. They came out yummy and I will be taking a batch over to my in-laws for Christmas. This really is a very easy recipe. Yes, the dough is sticky, but all you need to do is spread it on parchment paper placed over a cookie sheet, then shape it with a wet butter knife. This is a keeper for my recipe box. Thanks!!