italian anisettes
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One of my mother-in-laws famous Christmas cookies. If your family does not like anise you can use lemon or almond extract.
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Ingredients For italian anisettes
- COOKIES:
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4 cflour
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1 csugar
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1/2 cmilk
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2eggs
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2 tspbaking powder
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3/4 cvegetable oil
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1 Tbspanise extract
- ICING:
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1 cpowdered sugar
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1 Tbsphot water
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1 tspanise extract
How To Make italian anisettes
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1Preheat oven to 375 degrees. In large bowl, mix flour, baking powder and white sugar. Make a well in the center and add oil, milk, 1 tablespoon anise extract, and eggs. Mix together well.
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2Oil fingers and pinch off dough in 1 inch pieces. Roll into a ball and place on a lightly greased cookie sheet, 1 inch apart, flatten top slightly. Bake for 8 minutes. Frost while warm.
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3To make icing blend in 1 teaspoon anise extract and enough hot water to 1 cup confectioner's sugar to form a smooth icing. You can decorate with colored sugar or sprinkles if desired.
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