Native American Feast Day Cookies

Chef Otaktay's Note:

yummy cookies that will satisfy anyone at the rez or in your home:) its very good and delicious to try anytime :)

• Total Time: 43 mins
• Prep Time: 13 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Yield: 24 cookies

• 2⁄3; cup sugar , plus
• ¼ cup sugar
• 2⁄3; cup lard or 2⁄3; cup vegetable shortening
• 1 egg
• 2 cups unbleached flour , sifted
• 4 ½ teaspoons baking powder
• ½ teaspoon vanilla extract
• ½ teaspoon anise seed
• 1⁄3; cup milk
• ½ cup pine nuts , chopped
• 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions:

1. Preheat your oven to 350º F.
2. In a mixing bowl, cream 2/3 cup of sugar and lard.
3. Add egg and blend thoroughly.
4. Stir in the flour, baking powder, vanilla, and anise seed, blending thoroughly.
5. Gradually add milk until a stiff dough is formed.
6. Mix in the pinon nuts.
7. Roll the dough out on a lightly floured board to 1/2 inch thickness.
8. Cut into 2 inch cookies with a cookie cutter.
9. Sprinkle the tops with mixture of the remaining sugar and cinnamon.
10. Bake the cookies on a well greased baking sheet for about 15 minutes or until golden.
11. Cool on a rack.
12. Makes 2 dozen two inch cookies.

Reviews

[Chef #366803]

very tasty cookie very easy to make i made these for the girl scouts cookies across cultures. I never liked anise because i hate black licorice i like red though and the anise smelled strong but didnt over power in the cookie tasted perfect!! these cookies are great, thankyou chef otaktay.