Native American Pueblo Feast Day Cookies
By á-39535
These pine nut cookies are perfect for Pueblo Feast Day, and are flavored with anise seed and cinnamon. Make sure to bake extra, because they will go fast!
Ingredients
- 2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
- 2/3 cup lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
- 1 egg
- 2 cups unbleached flour, sifted
- 4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1/2 teaspoon anise seed
- 1/3 cup milk
- 1/2 cup pine nuts or piñons (may substitute walnuts, peanuts, or roasted sunflower seeds), chopped
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Details
Servings 2
Adapted from food.com
Preparation
Step 1
Preheat your oven to 350ºF.
In a mixing bowl, cream 2/3 cup of sugar and lard.
Add egg and blend thoroughly.
Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise seed, blending thoroughly.
Gradually add milk until a stiff dough is formed.
Mix in the piñon nuts or substitute.
Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/2 inch thickness.
Cut into 2-inch cookies with a cookie cutter.
Sprinkle the tops with mixture of the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
Bake the cookies on a well greased baking sheet for about 15 minutes or until golden.
Cool on a rack.
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