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BISCOCHITOES-my mother-in-law’s recipe

1/2 cup solid butter-flavored shortening or margarine 

2/3 cup sugar

1 1/2 cups flour

1 tsp. baking powder

1 tsp. anise seed

1/2 tsp salt

1 egg

1 tbls orange juice

cinnamon sugar (mix of 1/4 cup sugar and 1 tbls cinnamon)

1. Preheat oven to 350°.
2. Cream together shortening and sugar.
3. Add flour, anise seed, baking powder, and salt.
4. Combine egg and orange juice, then beat into creamed mixture a little at a time. Dough should be moist, but workable.
5. Form into a long roll and let cool in the refrigerator, then slice 1/4 inch thick. Pat each cookie on one side with the cinnamon sugar mixture and place unsugared side down on an ungreased cookie sheet. (After slicing, I put the cookies on parchment paper and sprinkle a bit of the cinnamon sugar mixture on top of each one.)
6. Bake 8 to 12 minutes or until lightly brown.