Aunt Collie's Soft Biscotti

My Aunt Collie always had these on hand.

• Ready In: 35 mins
• Yields: 2 loaves

Ingredients

• 1 1⁄2 cups sugar
• 1⁄2 cup Crisco shortening or 1⁄2 cup margarine
• 3  eggs, beaten
• 2  tablespoons  anise extract or 2  tablespoons  lemon extract
• 1⁄2 teaspoon salt
• 3  teaspoons baking powder
• 1⁄2 cup milk
• 3 1⁄2 cups flour

• Frosting

• 2  cups confectioners' sugar
• 1  teaspoon  anise extract, to taste
• 4  tablespoons water (aproximately)

Directions

1. Cream together the sugar and crisco.
2. Add eggs and mix well.
3. Add Anise (or lemon) extract, salt, baking powder and milk.
4. Add flour 1/2 cup at-a-time and mix together.
5. Grease a cookie sheet and, using a large soup spoon, make a line of dough.
6. Smooth dough to connect each mound to make one loaf.
7. Bake at 350 degrees till lightly browned.
8. Approximately 15 minutes.
9. Frosting:
10. Mix all ingredients together.
11. Frosting should not be thin, nor thick, but an oozing consistency.