Anisette Cookies

Total Time: 35 mins Preparation Time: 20 mins Cook Time: 15 mins

Ingredients

• 7 eggs
• 1/2 cup vegetable oil
• 3/4 cup orange juice
• 1 teaspoon almond extract
• 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
• 1 teaspoon lemon extract
• 1 teaspoon anise flavoring
• 7 cups all-purpose flour, sifted
• 2 cups sugar
• 5 teaspoons baking powder

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350 degrees fahrenheit (175 degrees celsius).
• 2 in a large bowl, beat eggs.
• 3 blend in vegetable oil, orange juice, almond extract, vanilla extract, lemon extract, and anise flavoring.
• 4 sift the flour with the sugar and baking powder.
• 5 add the flour mixture to the egg mixture.
• 6 the dough will probably be sticky.
• 7 add additional flour until dough no longer sticks to your hands and can rolled.
• 8 pull off a piece of dough about the size of a walnut.
• 9 roll it into a rope and shape it into a knot.
• 10 place finished knots 2 inches apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 11 bake at 350 degrees fahrenheit (175 degrees celsius) for 15 minutes.
• 12 bottoms should slightly brown.
• 13 cool cookies on a wire rack.
• 14 if desired ice with confectioner's sugar icing.