Best Native American Sugar Cookies Recipes

Native American Pueblo Feast Day Cookies Recipe - (4/5) image

Provided by á-39535

Number Of Ingredients 10

2/3 cup plus 1/4 cup sugar, divided
2/3 cup lard or 2/3 cup vegetable shortening
1 egg
2 cups unbleached flour, sifted
4 1/2 teaspoons baking powder
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
1/2 teaspoon anise seed
1/3 cup milk
1/2 cup pine nuts or piñons (may substitute walnuts, peanuts, or roasted sunflower seeds), chopped
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

Preheat your oven to 350ºF. 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 piñon nuts or substitute. 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.

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Provided by Rlpddf Flsddf @dolphin45

Categories Cookies

Number Of Ingredients 6

Steps:

Preheat oven to 325 degrees
Cream lard and add sugar. Cream well. Beat in egg. Add rose' wine. Mix in 4 cups of flour, adding more until the dough is able to be rolled out.
Cut in circles or shapes, sprinkle tops with mixture of cinnamon and sugar.
Bake until lightly browned. About 10 - 12 minutes depending on your oven