New Mexico Biscochos
- 6 cups flour
- 1 teaspoon salt
- 3 teaspoons baking powder
- 2 cups lard, do not substitute Crisco (mantecca)
- 12 tablespoons sugar
- 12 tablespoons orange juice or 12 tablespoons fruity wine
- 1 1/2 teaspoons anise extract
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 teaspoons cinnamon
- cinnamon sugar
- 1 cup sugar
- 2 tablespoons cinnamon
- Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in large bowl, set aside.
- In mixer bowl beat the lard and sugar together until light and fluffy.
- Add the egg yolks, cinnamon, anise extract and juice/wine. Mix till incorporated.
- Add flour mixture to lard mixture and mix well.
- Roll dough out onto floured counter top to 1/2" thickness. I work half the dough half at a time, rolling into a large square. Cutting into strips about 1 inch wide, then cut those strips into 2" cookies. (A ruler works great!).
- Place cookies on an ungreased cookie sheet and bake at 400u0b0F for about 8-10 minutes.
- While cookies are warm roll them in cinnamon sugar.
flour, salt, baking powder, lard, sugar, orange juice, anise, egg yolks, cinnamon, cinnamon sugar, sugar, cinnamon
Taken from www.food.com/recipe/new-mexico-biscochos-272977 (may not work)