Panettone Cookies

Total Time: 33 mins Preparation Time: 25 mins Cook Time: 8 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter flavor shortening
• 1 cup packed brown sugar
• 1/2 cup granulated sugar
• 1 teaspoon anise seed, crushed
• 1 teaspoon baking soda
• 1/2 teaspoon salt
• 2 large eggs
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/2 cups flour
• 1/2 cup golden raisin
• 1/2 cup toasted pine nuts, chopped
• 1 -2 tablespoon finely chopped citron

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375*.
• 2 in a large mixing bowl beat shortening with an electric mixer on medium -high speed for 30 seconds.
• 3 add brown sugar, granulated sugar, anise seeds, baking soda and salt.
• 4 beat until combined, scraping down sides of bowl as needed during mixing.
• 5 beat in as much flour as you can with mixer.stir in remaining flour with a spoon --
• 6 stir in raisins, pine nuts, if desired, and citron.
• 7 drop dough by rounded tspoons 1" apart onto an ungreased cookie sheet.
• 8 bake in the preheated oven to 8 minutes or until edges are lightly browned.
• 9 transfer to a wire rack to cool.
• 10 to store:.
• 11 place cookies in layers seperated by waxed aper in an airtight container, cover.
• 12 store at room temperature for up to 3 days.
• 13 freeze up to 3 months.