Anise cutout cookies

60 Servings

Ingredients

Quantity Ingredient
2 cups Shortening
1 cup Sugar
2 Eggs
2 teaspoons Aniseed
6 cups All purpose flour
1 tablespoon Baking powder
1 teaspoon Salt
¼ cup Apple juice
½ cup Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon

Directions

In a mixing bowl, cream shortening and sugar until fluffy; add eggs and aniseed. Combine flour, baking powder and salt; add to the creamed mixture.

Add apple juice and mix well. On a flooured surface, knead until well blended, about 4-5 minutes. Roll dough to ½ inch thickness; cut into 2 inch shapes. Place on greased baking sheets. Bake at 375 for 12-16 minutes or until lightly browned. Combine sugar and cinnamon; roll cookies in the mixture while still warm. Cool on wire racks. Yield about 5 dozen.

Recipe by: Taste of Home

Posted to MC-Recipe Digest V1 #838 by L979@... on Oct 12, 1997

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