My Nana's Aniseed Cookies

Total Time: 20 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 19 hrs

Ingredients

• 1 cup sugar (sifted)
• 3 eggs
• 1/2 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 cups flour (sift before measuring)
• 1 teaspoon baking powder
• 1 1/2 tablespoons anise seed (crushed)

Recipe

• 1 beat eggs until light.
• 2 slowly add the sugar and continue beating (3-5 min.).
• 3 add vanilla.
• 4 sift baking powder with flour and add.
• 5 add anise seed.
• 6 beat 5 more minutes.
• 7 line a large area with alumnium foil (i put 8 cookie sheet sized foil on the dining room table).
• 8 drop 1/2 teaspoon size of batter on foil sheets. (i drop 12 per sheet).
• 9 let dry at room temperature for 18 hours.
• 10 bake about 12 minutes at 350 degrees, or until slightly golden.