New Mexico Biscochitos

Name: New Mexico Biscochitos
Yield: Makes about 48 cookies
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 1 3/4 cups (8¾ ounces), all-purpose flour; 1/4 teaspoon, baking powder; 1/4 teaspoon plus pinch, table salt, divided; 1 1/2 teaspoons, anise seeds; 2/3 cup (4⅔ ounces), lard; 3/4 cup (5¼ ounces), sugar, divided; 1 , large egg; 1/2 teaspoon, vanilla extract; 1/4 teaspoon, ground cinnamon

Desserts or Baked Goods

Mexican

SERVESMakes about 48 cookies

TIME1¼ hours, plus 3 hours chilling and 30 minutes cooling

WHY THIS RECIPE WORKS

Biscochitos are cinnamon-and-anise-flavored shortbread cookies that have rightly earned the title of New Mexico's state cookie. While we preferred the delectable savory-sweet flavor of cookies made with lard, cookies made with shortening an...