Italian Anise Cookies Ingredients: 1 cup butter 3/4 cup sugar 2 tsp anise extract 3 tsps baking power 3 cups flour 1/4 tsp salt 1 extra large egg OR 2-3 small eggs Directions: Cream butter, sugar and anise. Add dry ingredients until blended VERY well then add egg(s) one at a time as needed until dough forms. (not too dry not wet) Roll  into 1-inch balls (about one flat tablespoon). Bake on parchment paper over cookie sheet at 350 degrees  for 15 minutes. Icing: 2 cups powdered sugar, 1 TBL lemon juice and 1 TBL  milk .. stir in till smooth and frost the top of cool cookies then dip gentle in nonpareil sprinkles right away! Makes about 24 cookies {Submitted by Vicki, Canton, OH}