3    Eggs (room temperature)
1 c  Sugar
2 tb Sugar
1 3/4 c  Flour
1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
3 ts Anise seed (or 1 t anise
-extract or 1/4 t anise oil

Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Grease and generously flour the cookie
sheets.
Beat eggs with electric mixer until fluffy. Add sugar gradually,
beating constantly; continue to beat for 20 minutes more. Reduce speed of
mixer and add flour that has been sifted with baking powder and salt; beat
3 minutes. Add anise.
Drop by teaspoonsful on prepared cookie sheets, swirling dough to form
round cookies. Let stand uncovered at room temperature for at least 8
hours.
Bake 10 minutes or until cookies are a creamy golden color on the bottom
(do not allow bottoms to brown). Cookies form a cake-like layer on the
bottom with a crisp “frosting” on the top.
Store in a tightly covered container.