Love Knot Cookies

I didn't personally, but my FMIL made her mothers recipe for our engagement party. They were SO much better than Martha's! I will try and get the recipe for you!

They were a huge hit!

I'll work on it..it's a matter of getting it from my FMIL. Hmmmm.

A lot of Martha's stuff is hard to follow, and I swear I don't think she's as good as she's cracked up to be when it comes to cooking. She knows how to spend the money on expensive ingredients, but doesn't know how to use them!

Her love knots come out like saw dust.

Ok try this one...it's not FMIL, but very close to it.

5 1/2 cups of flour
3/4 cup Crisco
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 TBSP baking powder
4 eggs
1/2 cup milk
1 tsp lemon extract
1 tsp anise extract

Directions
Mix in large bowl and set aside:
flour, Crisco, sugar, baking powder.
Mix in smaller bowl: eggs, milk, lemon, anise extract.
Add wet mix to dry mix.
Blend as best as possible, but do not overwork.
Turn onto floured surface and kneed until smooth (may need to add a bit more flour to the surface), about 2 minutes.
Form ball shape, cover in waxed paper, and refrigerate at least an hour.
I have refrigerated overnight with success.
Use a a walnut size or little larger ball and roll out to make a pencil shape and length.
Make a knot as if making the first knot of shoe tying.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. (They can be placed fairly close together because they don't spread, but puff up a little.)
Bake at 325 degrees for about 20 minutes, until very light tan.
Cool.
Make a 'frosting' of confectioners sugar and water (thick is better than thin) and pour over knots. Dip into colored nonpareils.

Thanks alot, I will try it this weekend.