Grandma Accardi's Italian Christmas Cookies

subheading: Cookie dough:

8 Cups Flour

2 ¼ sticks butter softened

8 Large Eggs

8 Teaspoons baking powder

2 Teaspoons vanilla extract

2 Teaspoons Anise extract

1 ½ Cups sugar

subheading: Icing:

1 Cup confectioner's sugar (powdered sugar)

2 Tablespoons of water

¼ Teaspoon Anise extract

Grease cookie sheets. Preheat oven to 350.°

Cream butter and sugar; add eggs, one at a time. Add vanilla and anise extracts.

Mix together flour with baking powder and blend well.

Add flour to wet ingredients.

Take a small amount of better and roll into a pencil shape, and roll up to make a "bee hive" shape.

Bake 10 to 15 minutes or until lightly browned.

Cool, ice and shake colored sprinkles on top

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