This is New Mexico’s traditional cookie.
6 cups flour
¼ teaspoon salt
3 teaspoons baking powder
1 pound (2 cups) lard
1½ cups sugar
2 teaspoons anise seeds
2 eggs
¼ cup brandy
¼ cup sugar
1 tablespoon cinnamon
Sift flour with baking powder and salt. Cream lard with sugar and anise
seeds until fluffy. Beat in eggs one at a time. Mix in flour and brandy
until well blended. Turn dough out on floured board and pat or roll to
¼- or ½-inch thickness. Cut into shapes. (The fleur-de-lis is
traditional.) Dust with mixture of sugar and cinnamon. Bake 10 minutes
at 350 degrees F or until browned.