Nancy Goodwin arranges trays of some of the 8,500 cookies prepared Tuesday morning for St. Peter's 93rd annual Italian Festival. The festival began Friday night and runs through Sunday.
Eleanor Zappia, 94, of South Portland, kneads dough for Italian filled cookies while 8,500 cookies, including lemon, anise, Italian filled and biscotti, are prepared Tuesday morning.
Denise Davis rolls anise cookie batter into balls while volunteering with the production of 8,500 cookies Tuesday morning.
Volunteers prepare 8,500 cookies Tuesday morning for St. Peter's 93rd annual Italian Festival in Portland.
Cammy Reali splashes herself with cool water in the kitchen at St. Peter’s Church in Portland on Tuesday while helping to bake cookies in preparation for the weekend's annual festival.
Becky Mitchell places trays of freshly-baked anise cookies to cool.
Freshly-baked and frosted anise cookies.
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