Rooting deeper into her family’s collection of vintage cookie cutters this year, our test cook added birds and even a few rabbits to the usual cookies shaped like bells and stars and Santa carrying ...

Our test cook made these Halloween cut-outs using the same recipe for anise cut-outs that she uses at Christmas time. And she made sure to add some icing. This is how the cookies look without icing.

With its bold, licorice-like taste, anise has been a classic candy flavor for centuries. This video looks at the tradition of anise-flavored hard candy, from its old-world European roots to how it’s ...