SkADaMo 2013 Day 4

Aunt Anna’s Anise Cookies

I made anise cookies last night. I made them to share at my Illustrator monthly meeting’s holiday cookie exchange extravaganza today.

I chose to make anise cookies and this sketch (from last year), in memory of my sweet Aunt Anna who passed away last year, at this time and who’s recipe this is.

It was passed down to her from her mother-in-law of German decent. So they’ve been a family tradition for eons and my family became part of that tradition somewhere in the 50’s, I believe.

I suppose they are an acquired taste, what with that licorice taste from the anise and all. In fact my husband and niece both called them poison cookies until those lovely, seductive, little holiday shaped biscuits finally grew on them. But to say my family loves them is an understatement and now they’ve become an even more important part of our holiday tradition.

Anise cookies.

Anna’s anise cookies.

Aunt Anna’s anise cookies.

Thank you auntie, for being such a wonderful, loving person, my godmother and for leaving us with such a lovely, sweet tasting tradition. You’re always in my heart.

Aunt Anna’s Anise Cookies

Today I am thinking about anise cookies.

Anna’s anise cookies.

Aunt Anna’s cookies.

My sisters and I make them every Christmas and they are Aunt Anna’s recipe.

I always think of Aunt Anna when I make them. I’m going to make some today and think of Aunt Anna.

R.I.P sweet, lovely, Aunt Anna.

they draw and cook

Whew! I finally submitted a recipe to They Draw and Cook, a wonderful site, you should definitely visit.

They are getting published and anyone who wanted a shot at getting into the book needed to submit by TODAY! I only found out about the deadline on Friday, so I was pretty frantic!

So yay!

If you want you can click to get a better look.