CHRIS’ YUMMY PFEFFERNUESE COOKIES

Ingredients

1 Cup butter
4 eggs
4 Cups brown sugar
5 Cups flour
1 teaspoon baking soda
1 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon cinnamon
1/2 teaspoon pepper
1/2 teaspoon ground cloves
2 teaspoons ground anise

Cream together butter, eggs, sugar.  Add dry indredients.  Knead gently.  Roll into snakes (use flour if dough gets too stick on the counter) and cut “snake” into small penny-sized pieces.  Bake for 10 minutes in a 350 degree oven