
Bring to a boil reduce heat and simmer for 3 minutes.
1 ½ cups sugar 2 teaspoons of salt Instructions Combine canela, anise and water in a small sauce pan. More about "pan de polvo cookies recipes" These cookies are fragile and good ideas to keep them small. Update 12-1-18 I've made these using gluten free flour and almond flour both adaptations worked wonderfully
Let cool before adding to flour/lard mixture. Cinnamon tea-boil 2 or more ( the darker the tea, the better) cinnamon sticks in 1 cup of water, or microwave for 2minutes in microwavable cup. Lightly coat cookies and gently place in a container. Remove from cookie sheet and put in sugar/cinnamon very gently. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375, (cookies should not brown). Dough should be rolled out to about 1/4 of an inch. Roll out dough,between wax paper, cut with small round cookie cutter or medicine bottle cap, place on ungreased cookie sheet.
In Food processor grind 8 cinnamon sticks with sugar until fine, cinnamon will be in bits. Combine flour and lard, (I use a pastry cutter) until I add Tablespoon of cinnamon tea one tablespoon at a time, I then use my hands to thoroughly combine the dough and cinnamon tea (see below)until dough becomes clay-dough like. Tucker's shortening, it works just as well.
*lard is recommended but you can use Mrs. Remove from cookie sheet, let cookies cool about 2 minutes then roll warm cookie in cinnamon-sugar mix. Bake in an ungreased cookie sheet or stone for about 10 minutes or until edges are light brown. Use a heart shape cookie cutter or any small cookie cutter you like. The Anise seeds will create a wonderful flavor! SUGGESTION: Let dough rest for couple of hours or overnight. (may not need all of the tea, just eyeball it).
In another large bowl, mix sugar, lard, crushed Anise seeds, and Anise tea until smooth. In a large bowl, mix flour, salt and baking powder, set aside. Third make cinnamon sugar mix to dip hot cookies in, set aside. Second get 1 tbsp of Anise seeds and crush in a mortar, set aside. Use 1 cup of water and 1 tbsp of Anise seed.