Ingredients

Instructions

  1. Cream butter, sugar and 1 tablespoon anise seed.
  2. Add eggs and vanilla.
  3. Combine flour, baking powder and 1 tablespoon Anise seed.
  4. Add to cream mixture.
  5. Add nuts, mix in, and form dough into 2 or 3 long thin rolls.
  6. Place rolls on a ungreased baking pan or cookie sheet and bake cookie rolls at 350 degrees 15-20 minutes , or till light brown.
  7. Remove from oven and cut diagonally into 1/2-3/4 inch slices.
  8. Put back in oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or till Biscotti is lightly toasted.
  9. You want the biscoti to dry slightly.
  10. It will look somewhat like a elongated piece of french bread, except smaller.