INDIAN COOKIE CUTTER RECIPES

Steps:

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

Steps:

• In the bowl of a mixer (or with a handheld mixer), cream together the butter and sugar until fluffy. Add in the egg and vanilla, then mix again until thoroughly combined.
• In a separate bowl, mix together the flour, baking powder and salt.
• Slowly add the dry ingredients to the wet ingredient and mix together until you have a thick mixture, but it will be spreadable (similar to peanut butter).
• Baking depends a lot on a lot of different factors – add the last cup of flour slowly until you get the right consistency. If you add it all, yours might be too dry.
• Wrap the mixture with clear plastic wrap, and put in the refrigerator for an hour or so until completely chilled. Half the mixture, then roll it out between two sheets of parchment paper until it is the desired thickness (no additional flour needed = no mess - yay!). Cut with cutters, then bake at 350 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes or until bottom JUST begins to brown. Keep an eye on them, they'll bake rather quickly.