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Ingredients

6 cups all-purpose flour ¼ teaspoon salt 3 teaspoons baking powder 2 cups shortening 1 ½ cups white sugar 2 teaspoons anise seed 2 eggs ¼ cup brandy ¼ cup white sugar 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Nutrition Info

223.7 calories carbohydrate: 25.9 g cholesterol: 10.3 mg fat: 11.9 g fiber: 0.6 g protein: 2.5 g saturatedFat: 3 g servingSize: - sodium: 61.1 mg sugar: 9.8 g transFat: : - unsaturatedFat: : -

Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C)
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream shortening with sugar and anise seeds until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in flour and brandy until well blended.
Turn dough out on a floured board and pat or roll to 1/4 or 1/2 inch thickness. Cut into shapes (the fleur-de-lys is traditional). Dust with a mixture of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tsp cinnamon.
Bake for 10 to 12 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden brown.

3 dozen

This cookie is traditional in Taos, New Mexico. This particular recipe was given to me by my mother, Margaret Miera Romero.