My father was from New Mexico so we made these every Christmas. It's important to use lard to get the right texture and flakiness.
Biscochito's
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/4 teaspoon salt
2 cups lard
1 1/2 cups white sugar
2 teaspoons anise seed
2 eggs
1/4 cup brandy
1/4 cup white sugar
1 tablespoon ground cinnamon
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, and set aside.
In a large bowl, cream together the lard and 1 1/2 cups sugar until smooth. Mix in the anise seed, and beat until fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time. Add the sifted ingredients and brandy, and stir until well blended.
Fill a cookie press with dough and press out cookies onto non stick cookie sheet. Combine 1/4 c. sugar with tablespoon cinnamon. Sprinkle sugar & cinnamon mixture and bake until golden.
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My husband is from the Southwest and lived in New Mexico for about 10 years. I made these biscochitos for him last night - they were lovely, and really easy! I baked for about 12-13 minutes, rotating the pan after 6 minutes, and they all turned out really well.
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