Ingredients
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2 cups Crisco
1 tablespoon butter
6 eggs
2 cups sugar
2 cups warm milk
2 teaspoons vanilla
1 teaspoon anise extract
11 cups flour
11 teaspoons baking powder
powdered sugar
water
Preparation
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Melt crisco an butter, then cool.
Beat eggs and sugar.
Add milk, vanilla, and anise extract.
Add crisco/butter mix.
Slowly add flower and baking powder. Work gently.
Bake on cookie sheet 3-5 min on bottom rack, then 3-5 min on top rack. Bottoms should come out lightly brown.
Let cookies cool, then ice with a mixture of powdered sugar and water. Add red and green food coloring to icing for a more festive look.
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