Biscochitos

Name: Biscochitos
Yield: Makes about 40 cookies
Ingredients: 1 cup (7 ounces/198 grams), sugar; 1 teaspoon, ground cinnamon; 1 tablespoon, anise seeds; 8 tablespoons, unsalted butter, softened; 8 tablespoons, vegetable shortening, cut into 1-inch chunks; 1/2 teaspoon, salt; 1 , large egg yolk; 1 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 2 cups (10 ounces/283 grams), all-purpose flour

Desserts or Baked Goods
Cookies
Holiday

By Erika Bruce ･ Appears in Cook's Country December/January 2016

We dug deep into the cookie jar this year and found some unexpected treats.

SERVES Makes about 40 cookies

TIME 1 hour, plus 30 minutes resting and 1 hour cooling

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