| 1 | Sift flour, baking powder, baking soda, and salt in a small bowl. |
| 2 | Cream margarine, add sugar, beat in eggs one at a time until light. |
| 3 | Add flour mixture and blend well. |
| 4 | Blend in lemon peel and vanilla and almond extracts. |
| 5 | Mix in pine nuts and anise seed . |
| 6 | Mix until just blended. |
| 7 | Cover dough and chill about 2 hours. |
| 8 | preheat oven to 350. |
| 9 | Butter and flour 2 baking sheets. |
| 10 | Divide dough into 4 pieces. |
| 11 | Flour hands and roll each piece into 1 ?inch round log. |
| 12 | Dough is sticky. |
| 13 | Put 2 logs on each baking sheet - spaced about 4 inches apart. |
| 14 | Bake until tops are lightly browned or about 18 minutes. |
| 15 | Cool slightly on baking sheets. |
| 16 | transfer logs to a cutting board. |
| 17 | Cut crosswise into ?inch thick slices. |
| 18 | Put cut side down on baking sheet. |
| 19 | Bake about another 10 minutes. |
| 20 | Cool on wire rack. |
