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Mexican Sugar Cookies

By: Bea Ramirez

"Cut-out cookies rolled in sugar and cinnamon."

Rate/Review | Read Reviews (24)

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Original Recipe Yield 2 dozen

Ingredients

2 1/2 cups shortening
1 cup white sugar
1 teaspoon anise seed, ground
2 eggs
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 tablespoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
1/4 cup orange juice
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
1 cup white sugar

Directions

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
Beat shortening until light and fluffy. Add one cup sugar, and anise seed. Mix until creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour, baking power, cream of tartar, salt and orange juice. Mix well.
Knead dough until smooth. On lightly floured surface, roll to 1/2 inch thick. Cut using cookie cutter into different shapes. Bake until light brown, 5 - 8 minutes. Roll cookies in mixture of 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons of cinnamon while still warm.

Nutritional Information

Amount Per Serving Calories: 755 | Total Fat: 44.2g | Cholesterol: 35mg Powered by ESHA Nutrient Database

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Reviewed on Dec. 24, 2003 by SCORDIA

My whole family loved this cookie recipe! We recently had a quinceañera for our daughter on...

Reviewed on Dec. 29, 2007 by Java_Girl

These were so yummy! They are extremely delicate cookies. So much so that I had to add...

Reviewed on Jan. 8, 2006 by polarbear07

I am a high school Spanish teacher and i made these cookies for my class. They were a big...

Reviewed on Feb. 23, 2007 by ~TxCin~ILove2Ck

These were very simple to make and quite tasty too. Reminded me of a cross between a...

Reviewed on Feb. 21, 2004 by JENNIFER026

This made the best cookies & my 3 year old daughter really enjoyed baking them with me! The...

Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2007 by Karen

These were great! I made them for a mexican fiesta party I threw and they were a big hit....

Reviewed on Jul. 14, 2008 by Cowboyspals

Holy Cinnamon Batman! These were a huge hit, I must have given a dozen people the website and...

Reviewed on Aug. 26, 2005 by CODEDIVA

My family has always called this Biscocho's but I think it changes from region to region. ...

Reviewed on Jun. 12, 2005 by COOLBGB

I think that these are the best sugar cookies ever made! Even though alot of shortening is...

Reviewed on Sep. 22, 2006 by corona1

These are so wonderful! My whole family could not stop eating them. I had to bake them a...

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