MEXICAN SUGAR COOKIES
Cinnamon, anise and orange juice meet and create a wonderfully unique flavor sure to please the palette. This recipe was in a cookbook I had many years ago that was full of international desserts, my philip asked me to make them along with mexican wedding cookies and they have been one of our many Christmas cookies for quite some...
Provided by Deneece Gursky
Categories Cookies
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- 1. In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder, salt and cream of tartar. Set aside
- 2. In a seperate bowl, On medium speed beat together shortening, sugar and anise seeduntil nice and creamy. Add eggs to this one at a time being sure to beat after each addition. Now add orange juice and beat until mixture is fluffy.
- 3. Gradually add flour mixture to this beating to form a dough.
- 4. On a floured surface knead the dough. Seperate dough into two and wrap each half in plastic wrap and refrigerate for about a half an hour.
- 5. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper.
- 6. Roll out one of the dough sections at a time to about a 1/2 an inch thick. Using cookie cutters or a glass, cut out shapes.
- 7. Bake cookies in 350 degree preheated oven for 6 to 8 minutes. Cookies should be golden.
- 8. Mix sugar and cinnamon and dip very warm cookies into this. Then cool cookies on wire racks
- 9. Repeat process with remaining dough until all dough has been used.
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nelson marynathan
[email protected]These cookies are delicious, but they're a bit time-consuming to make.
IRMI FF
[email protected]I've been making these cookies for years, and they're always a hit. They're the perfect balance of sweet and savory.
Ghulamhadar Hadar
[email protected]These cookies are so easy to make, and they're always a crowd-pleaser.
Larry Felton
[email protected]I'm not a fan of anise, so I omitted it from the recipe. The cookies were still delicious.
Mtt legxy
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too crumbly for my taste, but the flavor was good.
Tanha Malang
[email protected]I made these cookies for my Mexican grandmother, and she loved them! She said they reminded her of her childhood.
Rana Adeel Rana Adeel
[email protected]These cookies are perfect for Christmas! They're festive and delicious.
Sharnah Potter
[email protected]I followed the recipe exactly, but my cookies came out flat. I'm not sure what I did wrong.
Enayet Ur rob
[email protected]These cookies were a bit too sweet for my taste, but my kids loved them.
MR. gaming
[email protected]I've never had Mexican sugar cookies before, but these were delicious! The anise flavor was a nice touch.
Amenyoh Bernice
[email protected]These cookies were a hit at my party! They were so easy to make and turned out perfectly. I'll definitely be making them again.