Anise Cookies " Anesplatzchen"

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Title: ANISE COOKIES " ANESPLATZCHEN"
Categories: Cookies, Ethnic
Yield: 5 dozen

3 Eggs, room temperature
1 c Plus 2 Tbs. sugar
1 3/4 c Flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 1/2 ts Anise extract

Beat eggs until fluffy in mixer bowl at medium speed.
gradually beat in sugar. Continue beating 20 minutes
more ( a must ). At low speed blend in flour, baking
powder and salt. Add anise extract and beat only to
blend. Drop by teaspoonful on greased and floured
baking sheets about 1/2 inch apart. Swirl each to make
a circular form. You can bake these two ways. Either
let stand on baking sheets for 8 hours at room
temperature ( to dry out ) or bake immediately. Either
way bake at 325 degrees about 10 minutes or until firm
looking or set. cool on rack and store airtight. If
made the first way to dry out these are a coffee
dunker cookie or if baked immediately they are much
softer and delicate.Either way they are delicious. I
bake mine the second way.

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