Biscochitos Recipe

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Biscochitos
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Ingredients
11
Count
Nutrition
921
Calories
Total time
33
Minutes
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Ingredients:

  • 2 cups flour
  • 3/4 cup sugar
  • 2 tbsp sugar
  • 1/2 tsp baking powder
  • 1/8 tsp salt
  • 1 large egg yolk
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 3 tbsp ice water

Directions:

  1. Put the flour, 3/4 cup of the sugar, the baking powder, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of the anise in a large bowl and whisk to blend.
  2. In a small bowl, cut the butter into pea-sized pieces.
  3. Using a pastry blender or your fingertips, work the butter into the flour mixture until it resembles coarse meal.
  4. Add the egg yolk, vanilla, and ice water and mix with your fingers just until the dough comes together into a ball.
  5. Working on a lightly floured surface, take egg-sized pieces of the dough and smear them away from you with the heel of your hand into 6-inch streaks. (This step helps to achieve the layered texture of the authentic cookie without using lard).
  6. Scrape up all the streaks of dough and pile them on top of one another to form a disk.
  7. Wrap in plastic wrap and refrigerate for at least 2 hours or overnight.
  8. On a portable (this will be refrigerated again), lightly floured surface, roll the dough to a thickness of 1/4 inch.
  9. Refrigerate for 30 miutes, or until firm.
  10. Set a rack in the middle of the oven and preheat to 375°F.
  11. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or use a non-stick cookie sheet.
  12. With a cookie cutter, cut out 2 1/2-inch circles (I use stars), and place them on the cookie sheets about 2-inches apart.
  13. Chill the cookies 10 minutes before baking.
  14. Reroll the scraps of dough and cut out more cookies, chilling before baking.
  15. Meanwhile, mix the remaining 1 Tablespoon ground anise and 2 Tablespoon sugar together in a small bowl.
  16. Sprinkle a thin layer of the sugar mixture over the cookies.
  17. Bake for 10 minutes, or until lightly browned around the edges.
  18. Cool on the pan on a wire rack.
  19. May be store at room temperature, well-wrapped, for up to 5 days.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 921.43 Kcal (3858 kJ)
Calories from fat 460.22 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 51.14g 79%
Cholesterol 138.31mg 46%
Sodium 1774mg 74%
Potassium 261.26mg 6%
Total Carbs 105.66g 35%
Sugars 26.44g 106%
Dietary Fiber 8.4g 34%
Protein 11.74g 23%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.4mg 14%
Iron 5.1mg 29%
Calcium 280mg 28%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 424.26 Kcal (1776 kJ)
Calories from fat 211.9 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 23.54g 79%
Cholesterol 63.68mg 46%
Sodium 816.81mg 74%
Potassium 120.29mg 6%
Total Carbs 48.65g 35%
Sugars 12.17g 106%
Dietary Fiber 3.87g 34%
Protein 5.4g 23%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Vitamin A 0.2mg 14%
Iron 2.4mg 29%
Calcium 128.9mg 28%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 21.9
    Points
  • 25
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium

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