Aunt Collie's Soft Biscotti

• sugar↗1 1⁄2 cups
• Crisco shortening or 1/2 cup margarine↗1⁄2 cup
• eggs↗3

  beaten

• anise extract or lemon extract↗2 tablespoons
• salt↗1⁄2 teaspoon
• baking powder↗3 teaspoons
• milk↗1⁄2 cup
• flour↗3 1⁄2 cups
• Frosting↗
• confectioners' sugar↗2 cups
• anise extract↗1 teaspoon

  to taste

• water↗4 tablespoons

  (aproximately)

Step-by-step instructions

1. 1

   Cream together the sugar and crisco.

2. 2

   Add eggs and mix well.

3. 3

   Add Anise (or lemon) extract, salt, baking powder and milk.

4. 4

   Add flour 1/2 cup at-a-time and mix together.

5. 5

   Grease a cookie sheet and, using a large soup spoon, make a line of dough.

6. 6

   Smooth dough to connect each mound to make one loaf.

7. 7

   Bake at 350 degrees till lightly browned.

8. 8

   Approximately 15 minutes.

9. 9

   Mix all ingredients together.

10. 10

    Frosting should not be thin, nor thick, but an oozing consistency.