Holiday Cookies (Bizcochos)
1/2 lb Lard 1 c Sugar 1 Jumbo egg or 2 sm Eggs Grated zest 1 orange 3 c To 3 1/2 cups unbleached Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1 tb To 2 tb orange juice; opt. 2 tb Groun...
Ingredients
- 1/2lblard
- 1c sugar
- 1jumbo egg or
- 2sm eggs
- 1/4ts salt
- 1tb to 2 tb orange juice; opt.
- 2tb ground cinnamon
Directions
- 1
1/2 lb Lard 1 c Sugar 1 Jumbo egg or 2 sm Eggs Grated zest 1 orange 3 c To 3 1/2 cups unbleached Flour 1 1/2 ts Baking powder 1/4 ts Salt 1
- 2
2 tb Ground cinnamon Cream lard in large mixing bowl with spoon or electric mixer until light and fluffy
- 3
Beat in 1/2 cup sugar little at a time
- 4
Beat in egg and orange rind
- 5
Sift flour, baking powder and salt together in bowl
- 6
Add flour mixture to creamed lard mixture about 1 cup at a time, beating well after each addition
- 7
After 3 cups flour are added, dough should be smooth and workable, somewhat stiff
- 8
If it seems to loose, beat in up to 1/2 cup more flour