RECIPES

ANISE COOKIES:

4 eggs
2 c. sugar
6 c. flour
1 c. milk
3/4 c. Crisco oil
1/2 tsp. salt
2 tbsp. anise extract
6 tbsp. baking powder

FROSTING:
Butter
Confectioners' sugar
Milk

DIRECTIONS:

Beat eggs; add sugar, oil, salt and anise extract. Add flour, baking powder and then add milk while mixing. Roll mixture into 1 inch balls. (Flour hands first as dough will be sticky.) Bake at 375 degrees for 7 to 10 minutes or until bottoms are lightly browned.

Mix all frosting ingredients until consistency to dip cookies. Frost the cookies once they have cooled.

 

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Anise is often used whole or crushed to give baked goods a unique flavor