...where the heck did I get the recipe...from my Mom, who got it from either Aunt Rae or Bubba....when Joe and I got married, I remember Grandma D., Aunt Rae, Aunt Jule, Aunt Doe and Aunt Carm and even Aunt Kitty and Aunt Becky and my Mom in Gram D's kitchen making a zillion of these. They made them a different way, the rolled it into a long (about 3 inches) piece of dough and then rolled it around their finger until it made a little hill looking thing, for me too much trouble, rolled it in a ball and it looks and tastes the same.
These are classic...a strong reminder of weddings, and all celebrations. Everyone loved them, good to dunk in coffee.
Oven 350 degrees bake for about 1/2 hour or until light golden brown
12 eggs
12 teaspoons baking powder
1 cup oil (Not olive)
1 cup sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
big tablespoon of anise oil
6 or more cups of flour
Beat eggs unmercifully
add sugar and beat until it gets smooth and lemonly looking
add oil and beat some more
add anise oil and beat some more
add 4 cups flour,salt,baking powder and beat again
then , stir in the rest of the flour( 2 cups) with a biggggggggggg spoon
then add ( if needed) additional flour a little at a time until the dough is not sticky but not hard.
roll in balls the size of walnuts
place on a greased baking tin
Bake and when cool...ice with powdered sugar icing.
Icing
powdered sugar and water.... add water to the powdered sugar until smooth and not runny
Cin Dun

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