## Biscochitos

### for the dough

* 150g lard (preferably leaf lard), butter or 50/50 lard butter mix
* 100g sugar
* 2g anise seed
* 1 egg
* 300g ap flour
* 1 tsp baking powder
* 1/2 tsp salt
* juice of one orange

### combine separately in a shallow bowl

2 tsp sugar
2 tsp cinnamon

Cream shortening, sugar, egg and anise seed. Add flour, baking powder, salt, orange juice and mix until it forms a stiff dough. Chill for 30 minutes and then roll out to about 1/8-1/4", cut into shapes, press each cookie into the sugar and cinnamon mixture and bake on a greased cookie sheet for 10 minutes at 375F.

Makes about 2-3 dozen cookies, depending on size.