Ingredients
1. Flour (6c)
2. anise extract (2tbsp)
3. baking powder (3tsp)
4. vegetable shortening (1c)
5. vegetable oil (1c)
6. sugar (1c)
7. white wine (1c)
8. granulated sugar (for topping)

Method Of Preparation:-
1. First heat the oven to 325 degrees F. Take a large mixing bowl, mix sugar, baking powder, vegetable shortening and vegetable oil in it with a hand mixer. Then add anise extract and white wine in it and mix it well.

2. Then add flour, a cup at a time in it and mix it until the mixture becomes crumbly. Take an unfloured cutting board, roll small amount of dough on it about 1/3-inch thick and then cut it into pieces of about 4 inches long and join its two ends to form a ring.

3. Now place the rings on ungreased cookie sheet. Place the sheet in oven and bake it for about 15 to 18 minutes until the color of cookies changes to golden.

4. Then take out the cookies from oven and keep them to cool for about 10 minutes. While the cookies are still warm, coat the top with granulated sugar. These cookies are popular at Christmas time.

Makes about 2 to 3 dozen small rings