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Spicy Italian Cookies

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Spicy Italian Cookies

Course Cookie, Dessert
Cuisine Italian
Prep Time 3 hours
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 3 hours 20 minutes
Author Lucy DiTondo, Friends of St Coumba's St. Lucy

Ingredients

  • 2 cups sugar
  • 2 cups butter
  • 4 tbsp anise seed
  • 4 tbsp anise extract
  • 5 cups flour (sifted twice)
  • 3 tbsp bourbon
  • 2 cups almonds or walnuts
  • 6 eggs
  • 1 tbsp baking powder

Instructions

  • Mix sugar, butter, anise seed, anise extract, bourbon and nuts together. 
  • Beat in eggs.
  • Sift flour twice, measure, add baking powder and sift again, adding to sugar mixture.
  • Blend thoroughly.
  • Cover and chill dough for 2-3 hours.
  • On a lightly floured board shape dough into flat loaves 1/2" thick, 2" wide and the length of your cookie sheet.
  • Place only 2 loaves per cookie sheet.
  • Bake in 375º F oven for about 20 minutes.
  • Remove from oven.and let cool to touch.
  • Slice diagonally in 1/2" slices 

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