Spanish Butter Wafers

• 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
• 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
• 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
• 1 1/2 teaspoons anise seeds

1. Combine the flour and salt.
2. In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening, butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Stir in the anise seeds. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
3. Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
4. Pinch off walut-sized pieces of dough and form into balls. Place 1 inch aparat on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten the balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour.
5. bake for 15 to 18 minutes until lightly colored. Transfer to wire racks to cool.

allpurpose, salt, vegetable shortening, butter, sugar, eggs, vanilla, anise seeds

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/spanish-butter-wafers-370480 (may not work)