Biscochitos - cooking recipe

Ingredients

2 c. pure lard
1 1/2 c. sugar
2 eggs, unbeaten
4 1/2 tsp. baking powder
6 1/2 c. flour
2 tsp. milk or more (if needed; wine can be used instead of milk)
2 tsp. whole anise seed

Preparation

Cream
lard
with milk in large bowl.
Add sugar, eggs, baking powder
and
anise seed.
Mix together real well, then add flour, a little at a time.
Knead well for a few seconds. If
dough seems crumbly, add more milk until it stays together firm
enough to roll on board.
Roll out about 1/2-inch thick and cut with cookie cutter.
Bake in ungreased pan until light brown
in
425\u00b0 oven.
Dip cookies before baking in cinnamon-sugar mixture
and place in pan with sugar up.
Makes about 8 dozen cookies.