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Biscochitos 02

Biscochitos 02 comes together with Flour, Salt, Baking Powder, Plus Sugar, and Cinnamon. Scale it up or down for the number of people at the table.

Illustrative photo

Ingredients

• 6 cup
• 1/4 tsp
• 3 tsp
• 1 1/2 cup
• 1 tbsp

Method (preview)

1. 1

   Sift together flour, salt and baking powder and set aside.

2. 2

   Cream lard and 1 1/2 cups sugar by beating in bowl until light and fluffy.

3. 3

   Add anise seeds and beat in eggs, 1 at a time.

4. 4

   Beat in brandy.

5. 5

   Add flour mixture and beat until dough pulls cleanly away from sides of work bowl, about 1 minute.

6. 6

   Chill 1 hour.

7. 7

   Remove from refrigerator at least 30 minutes before rolling out.

8. 8

   Roll out 1/4 to 1/2 inch thick on lightly floured board and cut in desired shapes (fleurs-de-lis are traditional).

9. 9

   Transfer to ungreased baking sheet, dust with cinnamon sugar and bake at 350 degrees until lightly browned, about 10 minutes.