Easter Knot Cookies
By
Lisa Cancilla
@lbrbt3
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We make these delicious cookies every Easter. You can keep the icing white if you want, but we use food coloring to make the cookies all different pastel colors.
Blue Ribbon Recipe
Wow, I sure hope the Easter Bunny leaves some of these in MY Easter basket! With a light, sweet anise flavor, these cookies are delicious and perfect for Spring. 
Ingredients
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1/2 lbbutter, softened
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1 1/2 csugar
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6eggs
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2 Tbspmilk
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1 tspanise extract
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1 tsppure vanilla extract
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8 csifted flour
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6 tspbaking powder
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1 tspsalt
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BUTTER ICING RECIPE
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3/4 boxconfectioners' sugar
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1 stickbutter
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1 tspanise extract
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·milk
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·food coloring
How to Make Easter Knot Cookies
- Cream butter and sugar. Add the eggs, milk, anise and vanilla.
- Combine the sifted flour, baking powder and salt and add slowly to the wet mixture.
- Grease cookie sheets. Roll dough into 1/2” logs and form into knots.
- Bake at 400 degrees for 8 minutes. Dunk in icing and let dry.
- To make butter icing, combine confectioners sugar and butter. Add anise. Slowly add milk to desired consistency. Add food coloring of your choice.
