It's basically just another anise cookie variation.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
It is a dense cookie, but the anise has quite a kick.
From the eatocracy.cnn.com
The universally hated cookie was the anise-flavored springerles, which could not be fobbed off even on the wild birds.
From the nytimes.com
If that oblong cookie in your hand is studded with almond slices, smells of anise and crunches when you take a bite, it must be a traditional biscotto.
From the sacbee.com
So, too, are her anise-infused pizzelles, made so often when she was younger that she sizzled her way through six of the Italian cookie irons.