Recipe: Anise Cookie Slices (using cream cheese)

ANISE COOKIE SLICES

1/2 cup butter or margarine, softened
1 (3 oz) pkg cream cheese, softened
1 1/2 cups C and H powdered sugar
4 eggs
3 1/4 cups all-purpose flour
3 tsp baking powder
1/2 tsp salt
2 tsp anise seeds

Cream together butter and cream cheese. Add sugar and beat until well blended. Add eggs, one at a time, beating well after each addition. (Mixture might look curdled.) Add remaining ingredients; mix well. Chill dough 3 hours.

TO BAKE:
Divide soft dough in half. On a 17 by 14 inch cookie sheet, form each half of dough into a roll 1-1/2 inches wide and the length of the cookie sheet.

Bake in 350 degree F oven 30 to 35 minutes. Remove from oven and cut rolls into 3/4 inch slices. Place on cookie sheets, cut side down, return to oven and bake 10 minutes or until toasted and crisp.

Makes about 48 slices
Adapted from source: From our Private Collection by C and H Sugar