Recipe - Holiday Anise Cookies

2 cup Flour
2 teaspoon Ground anise seed or
1 teaspoon Anise extract
One half teaspoon Baking powder
1/8 teaspoon Salt
1 lg Lemon
2/3 cup Sugar
One half cup Vegetable shortening
5 3/16 tablespoon Unsalted butter
1 Egg yolk
1 teaspoon Vanilla extract

DECORATION
1 tablespoon Sugar
1 teaspoon Ground cinnamon

From: "Miriam Siebenthall" miriam@twg.com

Date: 31 Mar 1994 21:18:15 0500
Thoroughly stir together flour, anise, baking powder, and slat and set
aside. Using a small sharp knife peel a thin layer of zest (without white
membrane) from the entire lemon. Combine lemon zest and sugar in a food
processor fitted with a steel blade. Process until zest is very finely
minced. Add shortening and butter to the processor and process for one
minute. Add egg yolk and vanilla and process 20 seconds longer. Add dry
ingredients and continue processing just until they are blended.

Divide dough in half and place each portion between large sheets of waxed
paper and roll out to 1/8 inch thick. Check the underside of the dough to
check for any creases. Slide dough onto a large tray or baking sheet and
refrigerate for 15 minutes, or until the dough is chilled and slightly
firm.

Preheat oven to 375 degrees F. Lightly grease several baking sheets.

Work one half of the dough at at time. Turn the dough over and peel the
sheet of wax paper off of the dough and replace the paper loosely. Then
turn the dough right side up. Peel off and discard the top sheet of paper.
Using assorted 2 One fourth to 3" cookie cutters cut out cookies.

Place in the oven and bake for 810 minutes or until just brown ant the
edges. Remove from the oven and let stand for 3 minutes. Transfer to wire
racks and let stand until cooled completely. Sprinkle cookies with the
decoration mixture. Makes 35 to 40 cookies.

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