Description
Cut-out cookies rolled in sugar and cinnamon.
Ingredients
- 2 ½ cups shortening
- 1 cup white sugar
- 1 teaspoon anise seed, ground
- 2 eggs
- 6 cups all-purpose flour
- 1 tablespoon baking powder
- ½ tablespoon cream of tartar
- ½ teaspoon salt
- ¼ cup orange juice
- 3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
- 1 cup white sugar
Instructions
- 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.
Servings: 12