Pan De Polvo (mexican Shortbread)

Total Time: 3 hrs Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 2 hrs

Ingredients

• 2 lbs flour
• 1 lb vegetable shortening
• 6 cinnamon sticks
• 4 tablespoons anise seeds
• 2 cups water
• 3 cups granulated sugar
• 1/4 cup ground cinnamon

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 375 degrees.
• 2 cut shortening into flour until mixture resemble coarse corn meal.
• 3 add hot cinnamon and 1/4 cup anise tea and kneed dough until smooth.
• 4 this will take a while.
• 5 roll dough into 1 inch diameter logs about 12 inch long.
• 6 cut logs into 1/4 in thick circles.
• 7 place close together on cookie sheet, but not touching.
• 8 they spread very little to not at all.
• 9 bake for 15 to 20 minutes, or until bottom side of cookie become lightly golden brown, and when cookie is cut in half, it looks baked all the way through.
• 10 combine granulated sugar and ground cinnamon.
• 11 while cookies are still hot, roll each one in sugar and cinnamon coating with a fork until well coated.
• 12 place the cookies on cooling rack and cool completely.