Biscotti, Traditional Anise - cooking recipe

Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup sugar
3 eggs
3 cups unbleached all-purpose flour
2 teaspoons anise extract or 2 teaspoons sambuca liqueur
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons anise seed

Preparation

Cream butter and sugar, add eggs, flavoring. and anise seeds
Combine dry ingedients, mix everything together.
Divide dough and roll into logs, use extra flour as needed. Place on greased cookie sheets and flatten slightly. Allow room on baking sheets to spread. Bake at 350 for 20 minutes.
Cool untill can handle and slice with serrated knife at angle 1/2 inch wide. Return to baking sheets and bake till golden, turning so both sides are done. Approximately 8-10 minutes a side., including anise seeds.