Step 1

Whisk together your eggs, sugar, vanilla and anise in a medium bowl.

Step 2

Now add your flour, salt and baking powder and mix it well until there are no lumps and it looks smooth.

Step 3

Now add your melted butter and mix that in to your mixture.

Step 4

Making the cookie shapes:

Step 5

Pre-heat your oven to 350 degrees.

Step 6

Grease 3-4 cookie sheets.

Step 7

With a cookie press, add your dough into the cookie press and make your shapes on to the cookie sheet. If you do not have a cookie press, you can scoop a heaping teaspoon full of dough onto your cookie sheet and gently press the tops down with your fingers before baking.

Step 8

Bake for 8-10 minutes or until your cookies begin to get light golden in color.

Step 9

Let cool on a cooling rack completely.

Step 10

Optional: you can dust them lightly with powdered sugar once cooled.

Step 11

Enjoy!