Italian Biscotti Cookies

• 1/2 cup butter
• 1 1/4 cups sugar
• 2 1/4 cups flour
• 3 teaspoons baking powder
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 1 cup cut up almonds
• 3 eggs
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 3 teaspoons anise flavoring
• 1/4 cup whiskey
• 3 tablespoons anise seed

1. In mixer blend butter and sugar, add eggs, one at a time and mix together. Add whiskey, vanilla, anise flavor and mix.
2. Sift flour, salt and baking powder and gradually add to above mixture. Blend well.
3. By hand, mix in nuts and anise seed -- MIx well.
4. On a greased cookie sheet, using two spatulas, make rows of dough about 1 1/2 inches wide, more or less. Use spatualr to make somewhat of a roll.
5. Bake 350 degrees, about 20 minutes, until light brown. Take out and cool a bit (put next batch i9n oven.
6. Slice first batch in diagonal slices, arrange cookies on each side, put back in oven and bake each side for 10-15 min ( until brown).

butter, sugar, flour, baking powder, salt, almonds, eggs, vanilla, anise flavoring, whiskey, anise seed

Taken from www.food.com/recipe/italian-biscotti-cookies-415730 (may not work)