Bizcochitos
Prep and Cook Time: about 2 hours. Notes: These crisp cinnamon cutout cookies can be stored airtight for up to 2 days.
How to Make It
Step 1
1
In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, brandy, and anise seeds. Stir or beat in flour and baking powder until well blended.
Step 2
2
Divide dough in half. Flatten each portion with your hands into a 1-inch-thick round. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap airtight and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
Step 3
3
Unwrap dough. On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll dough, a portion at a time, to 1/8 inch thick.
Step 4
4
With floured cookie cutters, cut dough into desired shapes (if dough becomes too soft to handle, freeze briefly until firm again).
Step 5
5
With a wide spatula or your fingers, transfer cookies to buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Gather scraps, pat into a ball, and repeat rolling and cutting. In a small bowl, mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over cutouts on sheets.
Step 6
6
Bake cookies in a 300° oven until golden, about 15 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
Step 7
7
With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release, let stand on sheets to firm up, about 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Step 8
8
Nutritional analysis is per cookie.
Ingredients
1 cup (1/2 lb.) butter, at room temperature
1 cup sugar
1 large egg
2 tablespoons brandy
1 1/2 teaspoons anise seeds
3 cups all-purpose flour
1 teaspoon baking powder
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
Directions
Step 1
1
In a bowl, with an electric mixer on medium speed, beat butter and 3/4 cup sugar until smooth. Beat in egg, brandy, and anise seeds. Stir or beat in flour and baking powder until well blended.
Step 2
2
Divide dough in half. Flatten each portion with your hands into a 1-inch-thick round. Wrap each portion in plastic wrap airtight and freeze until firm, about 30 minutes.
Step 3
3
Unwrap dough. On a lightly floured surface, with a floured rolling pin, roll dough, a portion at a time, to 1/8 inch thick.
Step 4
4
With floured cookie cutters, cut dough into desired shapes (if dough becomes too soft to handle, freeze briefly until firm again).
Step 5
5
With a wide spatula or your fingers, transfer cookies to buttered or cooking parchment-lined 12- by 15-inch baking sheets, spacing them about 1 inch apart. Gather scraps, pat into a ball, and repeat rolling and cutting. In a small bowl, mix remaining 1/4 cup sugar and the cinnamon. Sprinkle cinnamon sugar over cutouts on sheets.
Step 6
6
Bake cookies in a 300° oven until golden, about 15 minutes; if baking more than one pan at a time, switch pan positions halfway through baking.
Step 7
7
With a wide spatula, transfer cookies to racks to cool. If hot cookies start to break, slide a thin spatula under them to release, let stand on sheets to firm up, about 5 minutes, then transfer to racks to cool completely.
Step 8
8
Nutritional analysis is per cookie.
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