Anise-Flavored "Doughnuts

Ingredients

• 0.5 teaspoon double-acting baking powder 
• 1 large eggs 
• 1.5 cups flour all-purpose
• 0.5 cup granulated sugar 
• 0.5 cup olive oil 
• 0.3 cup anisette liqueur (such as Chinchon)
• 1 tablespoon powdered sugar 
• 0.3 teaspoon salt 

Equipment

• bowl
• baking sheet
• baking paper
• oven
• knife
• whisk
• measuring cup

Directions

1. Combine first 3 ingredients in a large bowl; stir with a whisk until sugar dissolves.
2. Add egg; stir with a whisk until smooth. Weigh or lightly spoon flour into dry measuring cups; level with a knife.
3. Combine flour, baking powder, and salt in a medium bowl, stirring with a whisk.
4. Add flour mixture to sugar mixture; stir until smooth. Cover and chill 1 hour.
5. Preheat oven to 30
6. Coat baking sheets with cooking spray or line with parchment paper. Shape 1 1/2 teaspoons of dough into a 2-inch log. Connect ends of log together, forming a ring; place on prepared baking sheets. Repeat procedure with remaining dough, placing 1 inch apart.
7. Bake at 300 for 15 minutes or until edges are golden brown.
8. Remove cookies from pans; cool on wire racks.
9. Sprinkle cookies evenly with powdered sugar while still warm.
10. Stir into coffee.
11. Heat, mix with powdered sugar, and drizzle over warm pound cake.
12. Add a splash to steaming liquid for shellfish like mussels or clams.