Cookie Ingredients:
1/2 cup LAND O LAKESŪ Butter, softened*
1/2 cup sugar
1 egg yolk
1 tablespoon milk
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon anise seed
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Topping Ingredients:
2 tablespoons sugar
3/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Heat oven to 350°F. Combine butter and 1/2 cup sugar in large bowl. Beat at medium speed, scraping bowl often, until creamy. Add egg yolk and milk; beat until well mixed. Reduce speed to low. Add flour, baking powder, anise seed and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon; beat until mixture forms a ball.
Roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/4-inch thickness. Cut with assorted 1-inch cookie cutters. Place 1 inch apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
Combine 2 tablespoons sugar and 3/4 teaspoon cinnamon in small bowl. Sprinkle cookies lightly with cinnamon-sugar mixture. Bake for 5 to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
*Substitute LAND O LAKESŪ Soft Baking Butter with Canola Oil right from the refrigerator.
VARIATION: Mini Cinnamon Cut-Outs: Omit anise seed. Increase cinnamon in cookie dough to 1 teaspoon.