Name: Biscochitos Traditional Cookies recipe
Ingredients: 6 cups all-purpose flour;1 tablespoon baking powder;¼ teaspoon salt;2 cups lard;1 ½ cups white sugar;2 teaspoons anise seed;2 eggs;¼ cup brandy;¼ cup white sugar;1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

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Ingredients

6 cups all-purpose flour 1 tablespoon baking powder ¼ teaspoon salt 2 cups lard 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 teaspoons anise seed 2 eggs ¼ cup brandy ¼ cup white sugar 1 tablespoon ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

113 calories carbohydrate: 13 g cholesterol: 10.6 mg fat: 5.9 g fiber: 0.3 g protein: 1.3 g saturatedFat: 2.3 g servingSize: - sodium: 24.2 mg sugar: 4.9 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the lard and 1 1/2 cups sugar until smooth. Mix in the anise seed, and beat until fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time. Add the sifted ingredients and brandy, and stir until well blended.
On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 or 1/4 inch thickness, and cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. The traditional is fleur-de-lis. Place cookies onto baking sheets. Mix together the 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon, sprinkle over the tops of the cookies.
Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms are lightly browned.

Recipe Yield

6 dozen

Recipe Note

This is New Mexico's traditional cookie. A great thick sugar cookie that is dusted with cinnamon-sugar. The traditional shape is fleur-de-lis, but use your favorite cookie cutters if you like.

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