Anise Balls

I got this cookie recipe from a good friend. It's important to use anise oil, not anise extract.

• Ready In: 1 hr 15 mins
• Serves: 72
• Yields: 6 dozen cookies

Ingredients

• 1  cup  Crisco
• 1  cup sugar
• 3  eggs
• 1  teaspoon  anise oil
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour
• 3 1⁄2 teaspoons baking powder

Directions

1. Cream together Crisco, sugar, eggs and anise oil.
2. Add flour and baking powder. Mix well.
3. Refrigerate 1 hour. (Dough will be very soft).
4. Drop by small spoonfuls onto greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 350 degrees for 15 minutes.
6. I like to frost them with a French vanilla or buttercream frosting. If I am using frosting from a can, I frost them when ready to eat. At Christmas, I use red or green frosting.