Christians can be and ought to be content with the simple necessities of life… First, when you have God near you and for you, you don’t need extra money or extra things to give you peace and security… God is always better than gold… Second, we can be content with the simplicity because the deepest, most satisfying delights God gives us through creation are free gifts from nature and from loving relationships with people. After your basic needs are met, accumulated money begins to diminish your capacity for these pleasures rather than increase them. Buying things contributes absolutely nothing to the heart’s capacity for joy… Third, we should be content with the simple necessities of life because we could invest the extra we make for what really counts (God’s kingdom).

John Piper

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Eggs, Dairy, Grains	Italian	Italian, Cookies	1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

1	c	Butter
2 1/2	c	Sugar
6		Eggs
6	tb	Anise extract
2	ts	Vanilla
1/4	c	Milk
6	c	Flour
6	ts	Baking powder
1	ts	Salt
2	tb	Anise seed
1 1/2	c	Slivered almonds

INSTRUCTIONS

Cream first 3 ingredients; add next 3. Sift together dry ingredients. Mix
together and add nuts. Chill dough. Place 1/2 amount on waxed paper; make a
roll like French bread. Chill. Remove from waxed paper and place on baking
sheet. Bake 350' 20 mins or until light brown. Cool on rack. Slice into
1/2"slices and toast 5 mins.
Recipe by: Shirley Kanistanaux Posted to TNT - Prodigy's Recipe Exchange
Newsletter  by jaclyn@itexas.net (Jack Dickson) on Sep 2, 1997

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