1 cup sugar
3 eggs
1 teaspoon anise flavoring (or almond extract)
1 cup crisco, butter, or vegetable oil - if using oil start with 3/4 cup oil and if mixture is too dry, add a little more)
3 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 cup milk
Icing -
1 cup confectioners sugar
1 tablespoon milk
1 teaspoon anise flavoring
colored sugar or nonpareils
Preheat oven to 375ยบ. Mix sugar and milk together. Add remaining ingredients (except icing ingredients) and mix together to form a soft dough consistency. Drop by spoonfuls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake for 5 - 7 minutes until set and edges are light brown. Remove to cooling rack. When cool, dip tops into icing. Sprinkle with colored sugar or nonpareils.
For 2/3 of the recipe use:
2 c flour
2/3 c sugar
2 eggs
1 tsp flavoring
2/3 cup shortening or butter
2 tsps baking powder
1/3 cup milk
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