Cut-out cookies rolled in sugar and cinnamon.
Ingredients
- ½ cups shortening: 2 piece
- white sugar: 1 cup
- anise seed, ground: 1 tsp
- eggs: 2 piece
- all-purpose flour: 6 cups
- baking powder: 1 Tbsp
- cream of tartar: 0.5 Tbsp
- salt: 0.5 tsp
- orange juice: 0.25 cup
- ground cinnamon: 3 Tbsp
- white sugar: 1 cup
Metric Conversion
Stages of cooking
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Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
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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.
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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.
