Categories: cookies

Ingredients

• 1/2 C butter
• 1/2 C vegetable shortening(solid crisco)
• 6 large eggs
• 1 1/2 C sugar
• 1/2 orange (juice and grated rind)
• 1/2 lemon (juice and grated rind)
• 1/8 t anise oil OR 1/2 T anise extract
• 1 1/2 t vanilla extract
• 5 C flour

Directions

1. Melt butter and shortening and COOL

2. Beat eggs on high

3. Add sugar gradually to eggs and continue beating

4. Add flavorings and melted butter/Crisco to sugar/egg mixture

5. BY HAND ADD rind of lemon and orange

6. Add 4 1/2 C flour

7. When dough is stiff, place on board and knead in remaining flour OR enough flour until no longer sticky when kneading

8. Break off large pieces and roll in long strips

9. Cut strips into 1 inch pieces

10. Cook

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