Biscochitos Recipe

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Biscochitos
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Ingredients:

  • 6 cups flour
  • 1 tsp salt
  • 1 lb lard (a must, no substitutes)
  • 1 1/2 cups sugar
  • 2 tsp anise seed
  • 2 eggs
  • 1/4 cup sugar
  • 1 tbsp cinnamon

Directions:

  1. Sift flour, baking powder, and salt. Cream the lard with sugar and anise seed on medium speed. In a separate bowl. beat eggs until light and fluffy. Add beaten eggs to creamed mixture. Mix together well, adding wine to form a stiff-like dough, add more wine, if necessary.
  2. Refrigerate dough overnight.
  3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
  4. Remove dough from refrigerator and let stand for a while, until dough is soft enough to roll. Divide dough in quarters and roll to about 1/16 to 1/8-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutter and place on cookie sheet. Bake for 12 to 15 minutes or until bottom of cookie is golden brown. Meanwhile, mix together the sugar and cinnamon in a bowl. Drop the baked cookies into sugar and cinnamon mixture and set aside to cool.
  5. Yield: 5 dozen
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2171.21 Kcal (9090 kJ)
Calories from fat 1165.68 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 129.52g 199%
Cholesterol 151.64mg 51%
Sodium 4498.37mg 187%
Potassium 715.8mg 15%
Total Carbs 224.84g 75%
Sugars 41.43g 166%
Dietary Fiber 20.89g 84%
Protein 25.22g 50%
Vitamin C 0.2mg 0%
Iron 12.4mg 69%
Calcium 694.6mg 69%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 467.61 Kcal (1958 kJ)
Calories from fat 251.05 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 27.89g 199%
Cholesterol 32.66mg 51%
Sodium 968.81mg 187%
Potassium 154.16mg 15%
Total Carbs 48.42g 75%
Sugars 8.92g 166%
Dietary Fiber 4.5g 84%
Protein 5.43g 50%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Iron 2.7mg 69%
Calcium 149.6mg 69%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Weightwatchers Points

  • 53.4
    Points
  • 58
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sodium,
  • High in Total Fat

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