Anna Warkentin's Peppernuts

Here's my best recipe for peppernuts, in case you have nothing to do for 3 hours. -Phyllis

Ingredients:

• 3 c. brown sugar
• 1 tsp. cinnamon
• 1 c. dark syrup
• 1 tsp. baking soda
• 1 c. butter
• 1 tsp. ground star anise (I use more)
• 1 c. lard
• flour to make soft dough
• 4 eggs

Instructions:

1. Mix all ingredients.
2. Chill dough.
3. Using plenty of flour, roll a chunk of dough into long, pencil-like strip. (I put the strip of dough directly on the cookie sheet to cut, to avoid picking them all up.)
4. Cut bits off with sharp knife, scatter on greased cookie sheet.
5. Bake at 350' a few minutes, until lightly browned.