Name: Mexican Sugar Cookies
Yield: 12
Ingredients: Shortening - 2 ½ cups; White sugar - 1 cup; Anise seed, ground - 1 teaspoon; Eggs - 2; All-purpose flour - 6 cups; Baking powder - 1 tablespoon; Cream of tartar - ½ tablespoon; Salt - ½ teaspoon; Orange juice - ¼ cup; Ground cinnamon - 3 tablespoons; White sugar - 1 cup

Ingredients for - Mexican Sugar Cookies

1. Shortening 2 ½ cups

2. White sugar 1 cup

3. Anise seed, ground 1 teaspoon

4. Eggs 2

5. All-purpose flour 6 cups

6. Baking powder 1 tablespoon

7. Cream of tartar ½ tablespoon

8. Salt ½ teaspoon

9. Orange juice ¼ cup

10. Ground cinnamon 3 tablespoons

11. White sugar 1 cup

How to cook deliciously - Mexican Sugar Cookies

1 . Stage

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

2 . Stage

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.

3 . Stage

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.