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Anise Drops

Course Cookie, Dessert

Prep Time 12 hours hours 30 minutes minutes

Cook Time 10 minutes minutes

Total Time 12 hours hours 40 minutes minutes

Servings 36 cookies

Author Mrs. Domenick Cerrone

Ingredients

• 2 eggs
• 1 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp salt
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups flour
• 1 1/2 tbsp anise seed crushed

Instructions

• Beat eggs until thick.
• Gradually add sugar, continuing to beat until very thick.
• Fold in flavoring and flour gradually.
• Add anise seed.
• Drop onto lightly greased cookie sheets.
• Let stand for 12 hours until hard crust forms on top of cookies.
• Bake in pre-heated oven at 350º F for about 10 minutes.
• Cookies will be light colored with tops puffed up to resemble icing.
• Store i tightly covered container.
• Yields approx 3 dozen cookies.

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