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Ingredients:

• 3 Large Eggs

• 125g Granulated Sugar

• 125g Brown Sugar

• 1/4tsp Vanilla Essence

• 450g Plain '00' Flour

• 1tbsp Crushed Anise Seeds

• 1tbsp Ground Aniseed

• 1/2tsp Ground Cinnamon

• 1/4tsp Ground Cloves

• 1 1/2tsp Baking Powder

• Grated Zest of 1 Orange

• Grated Zest of 1 Lemon

• A Pinch of Salt

For Decoration

• Sugar Pearls

• Ready-Made Icing

  or

• 250g Icing Sugar

• 1egg white

• 1tsp Lemon Juice

• Food Colouring

Directions:

• 1.Using a mixer beat together the eggs, sugars and vanilla essence.

• 2.Lightly crush the anise seeds. In a separate bowl combine together the flour, anise seeds, ground aniseed, cinnamon, cloves, baking powder, orange and lemon zest and a pinch of salt.

• 3.Add them to the egg mixture and mix until you get a sticky dough.

• 4.With lightly wet hands form into small balls and place them on a baking sheet lined with baking paper leaving at least 6cms between each other. Wetting your hands make the job easier.

• 5.Bake in a pre-heated 230°c oven for about 10 minutes. Or until nicely puffed and lightly browned.

• 6.Let them cool on a cooling rack completely before decorating.

• 7.If you buy ready-made icing just create swirls of icing and place a sugar pearl in the centre.

• 8.If you want to make the icing yourself just pass the icing sugar through a sieve, add the egg white and lemon juice, and mix together until creamy. Then add the colouring of your choice and mix well.

• 9.Place in a piping bag and decorate.

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