8 cups flour                                                  

1 dozen eggs

3 cups sugar                                                

1 bottle of anise

1 lb oleo

Melt butter in a large bowl

Add eggs and beat

Add sugar, flour and anise and stir

Using electric pizzelle iron of stove top iron make your first cookie and throw it away.  

Cook the rest of the cookies until just turning light golden brown.  

You can cut the recipe to make less