Aunt Collie's Soft Biscotti |
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Prep Time: 20 Minutes Cook Time: 0 Minutes |
Ready In: 20 Minutes Servings: 14 |
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My Aunt Collie always had these on hand. 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 |
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.
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