Twice Baked Cookies (Biscotti) - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 cups sugar
1/2 lb melted butter
4 tablespoons anise seeds
2 cups coarsely chopped almonds
6 eggs
1 tablespoon baking powder
5 1/2 cups flour
one of the following
4 tablespoons anisette
2 tablespoons vanilla, 2 tablespoons water

Preparation

mix sugar butter anise and vanilla.
beat in eggs.
mix flour with baking powder.
stir into sugar/butter/anise/vanilla and almonds.
blend together.
preheat oven 350.
chill 2-3 hours.
shape into 4 loaves(half inch high, 4 inches wide, lenth of pan).
bake 20 mins 350.
cut into 3/4 inch thick slices.
place back on pan on sides for another 15 minutes.