Anise Cookies

Total Time: 2 hrs 20 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr 20 mins Cook Time: 1 hr

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine, softened
• 2 cups sugar
• 4 eggs
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1 teaspoon cream of tartar
• 6 1/2 cups flour
• 1/3 cup milk, plus
• 2 tablespoons milk
• 2 teaspoons anise extract

Recipe

• 1 in a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until fluffy.
• 2 add eggs, one at a time, mixing after each.
• 3 in a medium bowl, sift together flour, cream of tartar, and baking soda.
• 4 in a small bowl, mix together milk and anise extract.
• 5 to the butter mixture, alternately add flour mixture and milk.
• 6 refrigerate 1 hour or overnight.
• 7 roll dough out 1/4 inch thick and cut with cookie cutters.
• 8 place on ungreased cookie sheet.
• 9 bake at 350 degrees f for 10-12 minutes or until light brown.
• 10 cool completely and frost with buttercream icing if desired.