Recipe - Aniseed Charabeli

1 One fourth cup Sugar
2 Eggs
1 2/3 cup Flour, allpurpose; sifted
2 teaspoon Aniseed, grated
Grated peel of One half lemon

Sprinkle baking sheets with flour. In a large bowl, beat sugar and eggs
until creamy. Stir in flour. Add aniseed and lemon peel. Shape dough into
One half inch ropes. Cut ropes into 3 inch lengths; curve each piece into a
halfmoon shape. Slash outer edge of halfmoon in 3 places with a sharp
knife. Place on prepared baking sheets. Cover and let stand overnight at
room temperature. Preheat over to 375 deg. Bake cookies 12 to 15 minutes
or until golden. Remove from baking sheets immediately; cool on rack. This
cookie is very hard and crisp. It makes an excellent "dunking" cookie!

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