Anise Cresent Tea Cookies ~ Italian Cookies ~ Best Gift Cookie

I'm back!! Welcome back and let's get making 12 Days of Holiday Cookies! I'm so excited to be here and I look forward to bringing you some great and some not so great cookies. These are my top favorite cookies so far. Let's get baking! 1 1/2 cups flour 1/4 cup cornstarch 1/2 tsp salt 1 1/4 cups powdered sugar, divided 5 Tbsp butter softened 2 Tbsp canola oil 2 Tbsp 2% milk 1 1/2 tsp vanilla extract 1 tsp anise seed crushed Bake 350 degrees for 14 minutes.