Description
A kind of sugar cookie flavored with anise.

Ingredients

• 2 cups flour
  
• 1 cup lard
  
• 1 3/4 cups sugar
  
• 3 eggs, beaten
  
• 2 tablespoons anise seed
  
• 2 tablespoons vanilla
  
• 4 tablespoons water
  
• Cinnamon and sugar for topping

Preparation
1. Preheat oven to 375°F. Put the flour in a mixing bowl.

2. Use a pastry cutter to cut the lard into the flour. Add sugar, eggs and anise seed. Mix well.

3. Form mixture into a firm dough. Add more flour if you need to. Flour the counter, and use a rolling pin to roll out the dough until it is 1/4 inch thick.

4. Use the cookie cutters to cut out dough. With a spatula, place the cookies on a cookie sheet.

5. In small bowl, combine the vanilla and water. Use a pastry brush to brush the mixture on the tops of the cookies. Sprinkle with cinnamon and sugar or colored sugar.

6. Bake cookies for 3 to 5 minutes or until slightly brown.

Nutrition
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Serves
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Variations
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