Anise Drop Cookies

1½ Cups flour
¼ teaspoon baking powder
2 eggs
1 cup sugar
¼ teaspoon anise flavoring

Sift flour and baking powder together.

Put eggs into a liquid measuring cup; add enough water to make ½ cup.  Put egg mixture into a mixing bowl along with sugar and flavoring.  Beat until very thick.  Fold in the dry ingredients, sifting in about one fourth at a time.

Drop by teaspoonfuls onto greased cookie sheets, about 2 inches apart.  Set cookie sheets aside in a cool place for 8 to 10 hours, or overnight.  Do not cover.

Bake 5-6 minutes at 350 f.

Yield:  About 4 dozen cookies.

From: Isabelle Tokumaru, her mother Anne-Marie Tokumaru