Recipe

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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 tsp baking powder
• 1/2 tsp vanilla extract
• 1/2 tsp anise seed
• 1/3 cup milk
• 1/2 cup pine nuts, chopped
• 1 tsp ground cinnamon

• 1 Preheat your oven to 350º F.
• 2 In a mixing bowl, cream 2/3 cup of sugar and lard.
• 3 Add egg and blend thoroughly.
• 4 Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise seed, blending thoroughly.
• 5 Gradually add milk until a stiff dough is formed.
• 6 Mix in the pinon nuts.
• 7 Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/2 inch thickness.
• 8 Cut into 2 inch cookies with a cookie cutter.
• 9 Sprinkle the tops with mixture of the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
• 10 Bake the cookies on a well greased baking sheet for about 15 minutes or until golden.
• 11 Cool on a rack.
• 12 Makes 2 dozen two inch cookies.