Several years ago, when my parents came out for the holidays I was doing my Christmas baking. After trying one of the anise roll-out cookies I’d made, Mom recalled that her mom used to make anise drop cookies when she was a girl and she hadn’t had them in a very long time. I asked Grandma if she knew what cookie I was taking about...thank heavens she did! Grandma shared the recipe with me...now these cookies are a family tradition.