Anise Pine-Nut Cookies
1/2 Unsalted butter; softened 1/4 c Vegetable shortening 1/3 c Confectioner's sugar 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Plus 2 tbsp flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts Baking powder 1/2 t...
Ingredients
- 1/2unsalted butter; softened
- 1/4c vegetable shortening
- 1/3c confectioner's sugar
- 1/4c granulated sugar
- 1ts vanilla
- 1c plus 2 tbsp flour
- 1/2ts salt
- 1/4ts baking powder
Directions
- 1
1/2 Unsalted butter
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softened 1/4 c Vegetable shortening 1/3 c Confectioner's sugar 1/4 c Granulated sugar 1 ts Vanilla 1 c Plus 2 tbsp flour 1/2 ts Salt 1/4 ts
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lightly toasted Recipe by: DHD Using electric mixer, cream together the butter, shortening, and the sugars until the mixture is light and fl
- 4
Beat in the vanilla
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In another bowl whisk together the flour, salt and baking powder, and add the flour to the butter mixture
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Process the aniseed and 1/2 cup of the cooled pine nuts to a fine grind, and add to the dough
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Blend well
- 8
Drop teaspoons of the dough 2 inches apart onto greased baking sheets, topping each cookie with several of the remaining pine nuts