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Anise Icebox Cookies

Submitted by: Sharon Nichols 
There's just the right accent of anise in these crisp old-fashioned cookies from Sharon Nichols of Brookings, South Dakota. 

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Glazed Butter Cookies

Submitted by: Taste of Home's Fast Family Favorites 
Bake these cookies all year, changing cookie cutters for various occasions. They look very festive in Christmas shapes with red, green and gold glaze. 

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Anise Cookies

Submitted by: Esther Perea 
'MY AUNT would make these cookies for dessert. I can remember walking into the house and I'd almost swoon when I smelled them baking--the aroma seemed to fill every room. They were my favorite, and they still are. Back then, I used to pretend Aunt Carmella made them especially for me!' 

Frosted Molasses Cookies

Submitted by: Sarah Byler 
If my family knows I've baked these cookies, they're sure to gobble them up in a hurry. 

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Old-Fashioned Raisin Cookies

Submitted by: Darlene Markel 
'My mother has been making these morsels for the past 40 years, much to the delight of all in our family,' jots Darlene Markel of Stayton, Oregon. 'The fruit-filled sugar cookies will please any sweet tooth. They disappear quickly!' 

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Cream-Filled Chocolate Cookies

Submitted by: Maxine Finn 
I've been making these cookies for years. My children and grandchildren gobble them up. 

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Anise Cutout Cookies

Submitted by: Jerri Moror 
Mother prepared these soft cookies for holidays and special-occasion meals. My seven siblings and I gobbled them up as fast as she made them. I still can't resist the cinnamon-sugar coating. --Jerri Moror, Rio Rancho, New Mexico 

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Crackle Cookies

Submitted by: Ruth Cain 
THIS cookie recipe comes close to the wonderful taste of chocolate that Mama was able to produce in her cakes and cookies. Because of the 'crackles' in these cookies, my granddaughter tells me I've made a mistake when I bake them. 'But they taste so good,' she adds. -Ruth Cain, Hartselle, Alabama 

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Pumpkin Drop Cookies

Submitted by: Denise Smith 
With just a hint of pumpkin flavor and a buttery cinnamon frosting, these cakelike drop cookies are sure to be a hit at a fall gathering. Denise Smith, a field editor from Lusk, Wyoming, shared the big-batch recipe. 

Iced Orange Cookies

Submitted by: Lori DiPietro 
I usually make these bite-size cookies at Christmastime, when oranges in Florida are plentiful. Every time I sniff their wonderful aroma, I remember my grandmother, who shared the recipe. 
 
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