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 it is....
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yield
12 serving(s)
method
Bake
Ingredients For anise cookies
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1 cshortening
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1 cbutter, softened
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1 csugar
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1/2 bottleanise extract
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4eggs
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4 cflour
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1/2 tspsalt
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4 tspbaking powder
- FROSTING
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1 lbconfectioner's sugar
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1/2 bottleanise exract
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warm water
How To Make anise cookies
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1Preheat 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.
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2Frosting: Mix together Anise extract and sugar. Add warm water a little at a time until icing is correct consistency for spreading
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3You can add a drop of food coloring to frosting to make them any color you want.
- Last Step: Don't forget to share! Make all your friends drool by posting a picture of your finished recipe on your favorite social network. And don't forget to tag Just A Pinch and include #justapinchrecipes so we can see it too!
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