Day 23: Cookies!
Christmas time is the perfect time for cookies. There are cookies everywhere. Cookies are given as gifts, eaten during parties and left out for Santa. I wanted to show you how to make a traditional cookie here in New Mexico, the Biscochito. These cookies are light and flaky and delicious!
Ingredients: (makes 5 dozen)
- 1 pound Lard (must be lard…not shortening)
- 1 1/2 cups Sugar
- 2tsp Anise seed (I used a liquid extract because I don’t like the seeds)
- 2 Eggs
- 6 cups Flour
- 3 tsp Baking Powder
- 1 tsp Salt
- 1/2 cup Brandy
- 1/4 cup Sugar
- 1 Tbs Cinnamon
Directions:
Cream lard, sugar and anise seed in a large mixing bowl.
Add eggs and beat well.
Combine flour, baking powder and salt in a large mixing bowl. Alternately add flour and Brandy to creamed mixture until a stiff dough is formed.
Roll dough to a 1/4 inch t0 1/2 inch thickness.
Cut dough into desired shapes. I used a small cup to create circles, but these can be cut into any shape.
Place on a cookie sheet lightly sprayed with cooking spray. Combine your sugar and cinnamon in a small mixing bowl. Sprinkle a little bit of this mixture onto each cookie.
Bake at 350 degrees for 10 minutes or until cookies are lightly browned.
Please visit Amanda at Midwestern Moms to see her recipe for yummy cookies!
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The cookies look good. Merry Christmas!
looks yummy