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Title: Anise Pillows / Pfefferneusse
Yield: 60 Servings

Ingredients

  1 2/3 c  all-purpose flour
  1 1/2 ts davis baking powder
    1/2 ts grated lemon peel
    1/2 ts salt
    1/4 ts ground cinnamon
    1/4 ts ground nutmeg
    1/8 ts ground cloves
    1/8 ts white pepper
    1/3 c  blue bonnet margarine,
           -softened
    1/2 c  sugar
      1    egg
    1/2 c  milk
    1/2 c  planters walnuts, finely
           -chopped
    1/2 ts anise seed
      1    confectioners' sugar

Instructions

In small bowl, combine flour, baking powder, lemon peel, salt, spices
and pepper; set aside. In large bowl, beat together margarine and
sugar until creamy; beat in egg. Add flour mixture alternately with
milk, beating well after each addition. Stir in walnuts and anise
seed. Drop dough by teaspoonfuls, 2" apart, on lightly greased baking
sheets.

Bake at 350'F. for 15-17 minutes. Cool slightly on wire racks. Roll in
confectioners' sugar while still warm; cool completely.

Makes 5 dozen cookies.

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