Title: Springerle german christmas cookies
 Categories: Cookies, German
      Yield: 25 Servings
 
      4 c  Sifted Flour
      1 ts Baking Powder
      1 ts Vanilla
      4 c  Powdered Sugar
      4    Eggs
      1 ts Anise
 
  Stir all ingredients except anise together.  Let stand about two
  hours. Mold, take a small scoop and roll out on pastry cloth with
  design roller. Then cut into squares and leave on board for a short
  period of time so design sets.
  
  Preheat oven to 325. Butter baking sheets, arrange cookies on sheet
  and sprinkle with anise seeds.  Bake on middle rack for 15 minutes.