ANISE COOKIES

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These are one of my grandsons favorite cookies. I had asked a friend to send me their Anise Cookie recipe several years ago and the format didn't come through on my computer properly, so I took what came through and made it into my own recipe. Mine came out much lighter, and everyone loved them. So I stuck with my version. Here...

Provided by Denise Dragonetti

Categories     Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 12

1 c shortening
1 c butter, softened
1 c sugar
1/2 bottle anise extract
4 eggs
4 c flour
1/2 tsp salt
4 tsp baking powder
FROSTING
1 lb confectioner's sugar
1/2 bottle anise exract
warm water

Steps:

  • 1. Preheat oven to 350°. Cream together shortening, butter and sugar. Add eggs one at a time, beat at medium after each addition. Add 1/2 bottle of Anise extract, beat until mixed. Add flour, salt and baking powder, beat at medium until mixed. Drop by teaspoonful onto ungreased cookie sheet, bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes. Let cool and frost with Anise Frosting below.
  • 2. Frosting: Mix together Anise extract and sugar. Add warm water a little at a time until icing is correct consistency for spreading
  • 3. You can add a drop of food coloring to frosting to make them any color you want.

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