Mommy's Knots Cookies

Mommy's Knots - Thanks Liz!

Dave,
Here is the Knot recipe. I am pretty sure that I got this one from Aunt Lucy:

Ingredients
Quantity	Ingredient
1 cup	sugar
1/2 lb (2sticks)	butter
8 oz	cream cheese
5	eggs
5 cups	flour
5 tsp	baking powder (HINT: Don't use baking soda! They'll explode! - Just kidding!!!)
1 tsp	Anisette flavoring (Liz uses Vanilla instead, also lemon, coconut or anything else you want!)
Some	confectioners sugar (for icing)

INSTRUCTIONS

Mix everything and roll into balls. (WHAT!!!???? BALLS!????!! NONONONO!!!!! ROLL LONG (like making a hot dog with play dough!) THEN TIE IN KNOTS, LIKE A SHOE LACE! Liii-iiz! I'll try to get a pic up here soon.... Dave)
Bake 350 degrees until tops brown lightly (its about 9 minutes)

Icing
Put this icing on all or only some cookies. The knots are good with or without icing and toppings!
Mix confectionary sugar with flaving (vanilla, lemon, anisette - make several types if you're making alot, like for a holiday!) and dip cookie tops. (Dave notes: Add jimmies (the little hard, round kind, not the longer softish kind :) ) or any other cutesey-wootsey sparkley topping you want! Have fun!)
If you don't know what jimmies are... you're not related! Tough!