Springerle

Springerles are embossed, anise-flavored cookies that originated in the German duchy of Swabia. The designs on the cookies are made with a special rolling pin, which leaves a decorative imprint on cookies. Other springerle recipes call for pressing the dough into a carved cookie mold. Springerle dough needs to sit out overnight at room temperature after being imprinted with designs, allowing the dough's surface to dry in a way that ensures that the design stays in tact.