Free Online Recipes
 |  

Sign Up login
 
 

Mexican Sugar Cookies Recipe

   
 

               Recipe Tools

 
No Reviews Yet
Read / Add New Review
Add / Copy to a Cookbook
Printable Format
 

 

 



     Mexican Sugar Cookies

Category   Desserts - Breads
Sub Category   None
Servings   about 5 dozen

Ingredients
2 1/2 cups shortening
2 cups sugar, divided
1 teaspoon ground anise seed
2 eggs
1/4 cup orange juice
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1/2 teaspoon cream of tartar
1/2 teaspoon salt
 
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Instructions
Beat shortenng, 1 cup sugar and anise with electric mixer at medium speed until creamy. Add eggs, one at a time, beating after each addition. Add orange juice and continue beating until light and fluffy.
Combine flour, baking powder, cream of tartar and salt in separate bowl. Gradually beat into shortening mixture to form dough. Knead dough on lightly floured surfaced. Form dough into 2 discs; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 30 minutes.
Preheat oven to 350*F. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper. Working with 1 disc at a time, roll out dough on lightly floured surface to 1/2-inch thickness. Cut with cookie cutters. Press dough trimmings together; reroll and cut out more cookies.
Bake cookies on prepared cookie sheets 5 to 8 minutes or until golden brown. Remove from oven. Combine remaining 1 cup sugar and cinnamon. While cookies are still hot, dip in cinnamon sugar. Cool on wire racks.


Originally Submitted
11/28/2008





0 Out of 5 from 0 reviews

You can add this Mexican Sugar Cookies recipe to your own private DesktopCookbook.

 

MySkiSign.com
 
 

   
   
 

Contact Us | Help | About Us

Copyright Complaints | Advertise with Us | Privacy Policy | Terms of Use

Copyright © 2002 - 2020 DesktopCookbook. All rights reserved.
Site Owned by
Integrated Sales Resources, LLC.