Biscochitos

Name: Biscochitos
Total time: 60 min
Ingredients: 1 pound pure lard, at room temperature; 2 1/2 cups sugar; 3 large eggs; 1 tablespoon Pernod; 6 cups all-purpose flour; 1 tablespoon baking powder; 1 teaspoon kosher salt; 2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

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This recipe for biscochitos, rich cinnamon-sugar cookies from Mexico, makes an extra-large batch so there’s plenty for your holiday cookie swap. Plus: Incredible Christmas Cookies

By

Andrew Zimmern

Published on December 16, 2016

Active Time:

40 mins

Total Time:

1 hrs

Yield:

5 dozen cookies

Ingredients

1 pound pure lard, at room temperature
2 1/2 cups sugar
3 large eggs
1 tablespoon Pernod
6 cups all-purpose flour
1 tablespoon baking powder
1 teaspoon kosher salt
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Directions

Preheat the oven to 375°. In the bowl of a standing mixer fitted with the paddle, beat the lard with 1 1/2 cups of the sugar at medium speed until fluffy, about 2 minutes. Beat in the eggs and anise extract.
In a large bowl, whisk the flour with the baking powder and salt. Add the lard mixture and knead gently until a dough forms.
On a lightly floured surface, using a floured rolling pin, roll out half of the dough 1/4 inch thick. Using a 2-inch round cookie cutter, stamp out cookies as close together as possible. Working in batches, transfer them to ungreased baking sheets, spacing them 1/2 inch apart. Bake the cookies for 10 to 12 minutes, or until golden, rotating the baking sheets halfway through. Let the cookies cool slightly on the baking sheets.
In a large shallow bowl, mix the remaining 1 cup of sugar with the cinnamon. Dredge the warm cookies in the cinnamon sugar and transfer them to a rack to let cool completely. Repeat to make the remaining cookies.

Make Ahead

The cookies can be stored in an airtight tin for up to 5 days.