Star anise biscuits

Star anise biscuits

If you like the spice of ginger biscuits, try these delicately aniseedy ones

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 24

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus chilling
Freezable

Method

  1. Heat oven to 180C/fan 160C/gas 4. Put all the ingredients except the flour and bicarb in a pan and heat until melted. Sift the flour and bicarb into a bowl, then stir in the wet ingredients to form a soft dough. Bring together with your hands into a disc, wrap in cling film and chill for 30 mins.
  2. Dust a board, then thinly roll out dough. Lightly oil a baking sheet, stamp out 24 x 6cm circles and place on the sheet. Bake for 10-15 mins until golden and firm to the touch. Leave on the tray for 5 mins, then transfer to a cooling rack and allow to cool completely before serving.

PER BISCUIT

57 kcalories, protein 1.0g, carbohydrate 9.0g, fat 2.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 0.09 g

Recipe from Good Food magazine, April 2009.

Try 3 issues of Good Food magazine for £3 - subscribe now!

Latest comments and suggestions

  • 04 April 2009

    Penna commented on this recipe

    Wrong picture but the ingredients list looks right, so I will give them a try for Easter

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 03 May 2010

    Beccy10 commented on this recipe

    Yummy.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 29 May 2010

    Beccy10 rated this recipe

    3 stars

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 25 September 2010

    Maria MiGo rated and commented on this recipe

    2 stars

    Lovely. Light, crisp and with a mild sweetness. I swapped the Star anise with 1tspn of aniseed... yum. Will be making these again...Maybe adding a tiny bit more sugar next time.

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

  • 05 January 2012

    Suedollface commented on this recipe

    These are a wonderful alternative to ginger biscuits loved them have made them several times...

    Flag as inappropriate

    Please let us know your name and the reason you find the above comment inappropriate.

Leave a comment or suggestion

You must sign in or register to leave a comment.

Sign in / Register

Difficulty and servings

Easy

Makes 24

Preparation and cooking times

Preparation time

Prep 10 mins

Cook time

Cook 15 mins

plus chilling
Freezable

Ingredients

  • 50g butter
  • 2 tbsp light demerara sugar
  • 1 tbsp each golden syrup and treacle
  • ½ tsp ground star anise
  • 140g plain flour , plus a little extra
  • ¼ tsp bicarbonate of soda
  • a little oil , for greasing
Print this recipe
Add to your binder

PER BISCUIT

57 kcalories, protein 1.0g, carbohydrate 9.0g, fat 2.0 g, saturated fat 1.0g, fibre 0.0g, sugar 3.0g, salt 0.09 g

Advertisement

Your binder

Here are three other great reasons why to sign up:

  • You get an online binder, where you can store all your favourite recipes and create menus.

Follow Good Food

Advertisement

All about Good Food

Magazine

Good Food Magazine

Subscribe to Good Food magazine - enjoy 100+ triple-tested recipes delivered to your door, every month.

Order today, and receive your first 3 issues for just £3

On TV

Foodie TV

See your favourite chefs on Sky Channel 247, Virgin TV 260 and find their recipes at goodfoodchannel.co.uk.

Good Food Apps

Good Food Apps

For Good Food on the go, download our apps to your phone or portable device.
Find out more here

Buy ingredients

With just one click, the full list of recipe ingredients will be put into a basket at your choice of provider. Choose from:

mySupermarket Compare prices and choose a retailer you wish to buy them from.

Ocado Let Ocado deliver all you need for this recipe, right to your door

Tesco Buy all the ingredients from our recipes through your Tesco online shop.

new

Asda Shop with Asda? You can now buy ingredients for our recipes via your Asda online shop.

In association with the above providers. Terms and conditions apply.

Close