Biscotti - from Aunt Pearl

My aunt sent me this recipe. I haven't tried it but she has and only warns to temper the anisette level to your taste. Enjoy!

INGREDIENTS

2 cubes butter, softened
2 c sugar
4 eggs
2 t vanilla
1/3 c anisette liqueur
3 T anise seeds
3 t baking powder
4 c flour
2 c whole almonds

METHOD

Preheat ovent to 350. In a large mixing bowl, cream together the butter, sugar and the eggs; add the vanilla, liqueur, anise seed and baking powder. Add the flour and mix well. Add the almonds. Place a sheet of wax paper in a pyrex baking dish, place the dough, patting it down. Cover the wax paper and chill for a few hours or as long as overnight. On a floured surface, cut the dough into four equal parts. Roll the dough by hand into logs as long as your cookie sheet. Place two logs per cookie sheet. Bake at 350 for 25 minutes or longer if needed (will vary by oven). They should be golden brown. Remove and let cool for 20 min. Cut the cookies diagonally about 1" in width. Place cookies back on to the cookie sheet, bottom side down. Space them out on the cookie sheet and bake another 12 minutes. Let cool. Yields 5 doz. Keeps well in cookie jars/tins or ziplocks.