Recipe: Bizcochos – Mexican Holiday Cookies
Summary: Happy Holiday Cookies!
Ingredients
- 2 cups lard (no substitute)
- 1 cup sweet wine or any fruit juice
- 1 cup sugar
- 1 tablespoon cinnamon
- 1 tablespoon anise seeds
- 2 egg yolks
- 3 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 cup sugar
- 4 teaspoons cinnamon
Instructions
- Whip lard until creamy.
- Mix wine, 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon and anise; add to lard and mix with wooden spoon.
- Add egg yolks; mix well.
- Add sufficient flour to make a soft dough; roll out 1/2-inch thick.
- Cut in desired shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
- Bake 15 minutes at Oven: 350°; check often to prevent burning.
- Mix remaining sugar and cinnamon.
- Dredge cookies in this mixture while still warm.
- Yield: 8 to 10 dozen
- Cooking Time: 15 Minutes
Preparation time: 15 minute(s)
Cooking time: 15 minute(s)
Number of servings (yield): 12
Culinary tradition: Mexican
