Animal Cookies Recipe

  Amount  Measure       Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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     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
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  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.