Italian Easter Egg Basket (Pupa Cu L'Ova)

• 1 cup sugar
• 16 tablespoons butter
• 6 eggs
• 2 teaspoons anise or 2 teaspoons your favorite extract
• 6 cups flour
• 6 teaspoons baking powder
• 6 eggs, uncooked, dyed

1. Thoroughly mix first two ingredients.
2. Add eggs one at a time and completely mix after each.
3. Add the extract and beat until smooth.
4. Whisk flour and baking powder together and add to egg mixture just enough to make a workable dough.
5. Roll a piece of dough into a ball and flatten it to make a 4-inch diameter round onto cookie sheet.
6. Roll some dough into a 1/4-inch diameter "rope" and cut 2 pieces enough to crisscross a raw egg which is placed in the center of the round and the edges sealed.o.
7. Repeat until all six eggs are used up and bake at 350 degrees F. 20-25 minutes or until golden brown.
8. Leftover scraps of dough can be shaped into cookies and baked along with the egg baskets.

sugar, butter, eggs, anise, flour, baking powder, eggs

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-easter-egg-basket-pupa-cu-lova-218686 (may not work)