Bizcochitos - cooking recipe

Ingredients
    1 cup lard or 1 cup shortening
    1/2 cup sugar
    1 egg
    3 cups flour
    1 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
    1/2 teaspoon salt
    1 teaspoon anise seed
    3 tablespoons sweet wine
    Topping
    1/4 cup sugar
    1 tablespoon cinnamon
Preparation
    Cream fat and sugar until quite creamy.
    Add egg and beat until very fluffy.
    Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture.
    Stir in wine and anise seed.
    Roll dough to 1/4\" thick and cut in plain squares or fancy shapes.
    Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of each cookie.
    Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 15-20 minutes or until light brown.
    Freezes well.

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