ANISE TOAST

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Provided by Ellen Schenker @schenkere

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 8

4 cup(s) flour
4 - eggs
2 teaspoon(s) baking powder
2 teaspoon(s) ground anise
1 teaspoon(s) vanilla
1 1/2 cup(s) sugar
1 cup(s) butter softened
3 ounce(s) finely chopped almonds

Steps:

I ground the anise in a coffee bean grinder and the almonds in a blender.
In a bowl cream the butter and add the eggs and vanilla.
In another bowl mix dry ingredients plus the chopped nuts.
Combine both mixtures. Roll into 2 balls and shape into long skinny loaves. Round off ends. You can make 4 balls and make smaller loaves.
Place the loaves on a cookie sheet sprayed with Pam. Bake at 350 degrees for 35 minutes.
Take the cookie sheets out and with a bread knife slice into 3/4 inch cookies. Turn them on their sides and bake for an additional 10 minutes or till golden brown.