Animal Cookies Recipe
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1/2 cup granulated sugar 1/2 cup packed brown sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened 1 teaspoon vanilla 1 egg 2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Heat oven to 350º. Beat sugars, butter, vanilla and egg in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients. (If dough is too soft to shape, cover and refrigerate about 2 hours or until firm.)
Shape dough by 2 tablespoonfuls into slightly flattened balls and ropes. Arrange on ungreased cookie sheet to form animals as desired. Use small pieces of dough for facial features if desired. Bake about 10 to 12 minutes or until edges are golden brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
Anise Biscotti
Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method -------- ------------ -------------------------------- 1 cup sugar 1/2 cup butter or margarine -- softened 2 teaspoons anise seed -- ground 2 teaspoons grated lemon peel 2 eggs 3 1/2 cups all-purpose flour 1 teaspoon baking powder 1/2 teaspoon salt
Heat oven to 350º. Beat sugar, butter, anise seed, lemon peel and eggs in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed, or mix with spoon. Stir in remaining ingredients. Divide dough in half. Shape each half into rectangle, 10 × 3 inches, on ungreased cookie sheet.
Bake about 20 minutes or until toothpick inserted in center comes out clean. Cool on cookie sheet 15 minutes. Cut crosswise into 1/2-inch slices. Turn slices cut sides down on cookie sheet.
Bake about 15 minutes or until crisp and light brown. Remove from cookie sheet to wire rack.
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