Holiday Christmas Cookie Recipes! Bizcochos (Mexican Holiday Cookies)
These are made with lard and no there is no substitute. In authentic Mexican cooking, lard, not shortening, is used.
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Ingredients
2 cups lard (no substitute)
1 cup sweet wine or any fruit juice
2 cups sugar, divided
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon anise seed
2 egg yolks
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons cinnamon
2 cups lard (no substitute)
1 cup sweet wine or any fruit juice
2 cups sugar, divided
1 tablespoon cinnamon
1 tablespoon anise seed
2 egg yolks
3 cups all-purpose flour
4 teaspoons cinnamon
Directions
Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
Beat the lard until creamy.
Mix the wine or fruit juice with 1 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon and anise seeds; add to lard and mix with a wooden spoon.
Add the egg yolks; mixing well.
Add enough flour to make soft dough; roll out to 1/2-inch thick and cut in desired shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
Bake 15 minutes; checking often to prevent burning.
Mix the remaining 1 cup of sugar and 4 teaspoons cinnamon; dredge cookies in the cinnamon sugar mixture while still warm.
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