These cookies have several names you may also be familiar with Italian Ricotta Lemon Drops, or have had them with Anise, or ...

These soft, cakey sweets can be anise flavored or even loaded with ricotta cheese, but nothing beats the classic version flavored with almond extract. My version of Italian Christmas cookies start ...

At the holidays, I always think of my great-grandmother's hands rolling pasta and baking anise crescents. They looked like powdered sugar-coated Italian wedding cookies, but with a secret: anise ...