1
Preheat oven at 350 degrees F.
2
Cream butter, sugar and 1 tablespoon anise seed.
3
Add eggs and vanilla.
4
Combine flour, baking powder and 1 tablespoon Anise seed.
5
Add to cream mixture.
6
Add nuts, mix in, and form dough into 2 or 3 long thin rolls.
7
Place rolls on a ungreased baking pan or cookie sheet and bake cookie rolls for 15-20 minutes , or till light brown.
8
Remove from oven and cut diagonally into 1/2-3/4 inch slices.
9
Put back in oven and bake an additional 10-15 minutes or till Biscotti is lightly toasted.
10
You want the biscoti to dry slightly. The finished product will look somewhat like a small, elongated piece of french bread.
