Ingredients
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2/3 cup sugar, plus
1/4 cup sugar
2/3 cup lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
2 cups unbleached flour, sifted
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon anise seed
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup pine nuts, chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Preparation
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Preheat your oven to 350\u00b0 F.
In a mixing bowl, cream 2/3 cup of sugar and lard.
Add egg and blend thoroughly.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise seed, blending thoroughly.
Gradually add milk until a stiff dough is formed.
Mix in the pinon nuts.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/2 inch thickness.
Cut into 2 inch cookies with a cookie cutter.
Sprinkle the tops with mixture of the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
Bake the cookies on a well greased baking sheet for about 15 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a rack.
Makes 2 dozen two inch cookies.
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