Anise Cookie Slices

1/2 c Butter or margarine

3 oz Cream cheese

1 1/2 c C and H Powdered Sugar

4 Eggs

3 1/4 c All-purpose flour

3 ts Baking powder

1/2 ts Salt

2 ts 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. 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 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. Reprinted with permission from _From our Private Collection_ From the C and H Sugar Kitchen Electronic format by Karen Mintzias