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Mexican Sugar Cookies
Bea Ramirez
"Cut-out cookies rolled in sugar and cinnamon."
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Ingredients
servings 755Original recipe yields 12 servings (2 dozen)
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Directions
{{model.addEditText}} Print- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- 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.
- 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.
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Most helpful positive review
12/29/2007
These were so yummy! They are extremely delicate cookies. So much so that I had to add another egg to keep them together. After adding the extra egg they were much easier to dip/roll in the c...
Most helpful critical review
12/4/2010
These were bland. The recipe resembled something I make, but the slight differences were enough to take a pretty good recipe and turn it into a cookie without taste or character. Won't be makin...
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12/29/2007
These were so yummy! They are extremely delicate cookies. So much so that I had to add another egg to keep them together. After adding the extra egg they were much easier to dip/roll in the c...
1/9/2002
My whole family loved this cookie recipe! We recently had a quinceañera for our daughter on January 5, 2002, My family and I baked at least thousand cookies. The people at the reception cou...
1/8/2006
I am a high school Spanish teacher and i made these cookies for my class. They were a big hit. The students could not believe that I made homemade cookies. I did make then about a quarter inc...
2/19/2007
These were very simple to make and quite tasty too. Reminded me of a cross between a shortbread cookie with a snickerdoodle type of flavor. Almost as good as my friend Esther's, whose recipe I w...
2/21/2004
This made the best cookies & my 3 year old daughter really enjoyed baking them with me! The only thing I changed was that I substituted 1 tsp pumpkin pie spice for the anise seed. We got a bun...
6/12/2007
These were great! I made them for a mexican fiesta party I threw and they were a big hit. Three days later they still are soft and moist. Delicious!
8/26/2005
My family has always called this Biscocho's but I think it changes from region to region. Very good!
7/14/2008
Holy Cinnamon Batman! These were a huge hit, I must have given a dozen people the website and link. It took a bit of experimentation for my oven, but as soon as I saw any browning on the edg...
6/12/2005
I think that these are the best sugar cookies ever made! Even though alot of shortening is used it is sweet and delicious, and a truely fun treat. My husband and kids love this recipe and I will...