Ana&Anka Biscochitos
AuthorPriyanka SivaramakrishnanButtery, crumbly biscuits rolled in a sugar spice mix with a hint of licorice.
Whip the butter, shortening, and sugar together until they become light and fluffy, almost double its size. , s
Add in the eggs one by one, making sure that it is fully blended before adding the next. Also add the whiskey/rum/brandy.
In a separate bowl, sieve the all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt.) Add the fennel seeds to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until it comes together as dough.
Split the dough into two separate balls, wrap it up in a saran wrap and put it to rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes while you prepare the sugar mix.
For the sprinkle, mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a wide plate.
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Remove one ball of dough and roll it on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4inch thickness. Cut the biscuits with a cookie cutters.
Gently roll the biscuits in the sugar-cinnamon sprinkle and place it on a baking tray lined with a cookie sheet.
Bake for 12-15 mins (until they are a little golden in the bottom.) Before they cool down, roll them once again in the sugar-cinnamon sprinkle.
Enjoy with a hot cup of tea!
Ingredients
Directions
Whip the butter, shortening, and sugar together until they become light and fluffy, almost double its size. , s
Add in the eggs one by one, making sure that it is fully blended before adding the next. Also add the whiskey/rum/brandy.
In a separate bowl, sieve the all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder and salt.) Add the fennel seeds to the dry ingredients and mix well.
Slowly add the dry ingredients into the bowl with the wet ingredients and mix until it comes together as dough.
Split the dough into two separate balls, wrap it up in a saran wrap and put it to rest in the fridge for about 20 minutes while you prepare the sugar mix.
For the sprinkle, mix the sugar and cinnamon together in a wide plate.
Preheat the oven to 375F.
Remove one ball of dough and roll it on a lightly floured surface to about 1/4inch thickness. Cut the biscuits with a cookie cutters.
Gently roll the biscuits in the sugar-cinnamon sprinkle and place it on a baking tray lined with a cookie sheet.
Bake for 12-15 mins (until they are a little golden in the bottom.) Before they cool down, roll them once again in the sugar-cinnamon sprinkle.
Enjoy with a hot cup of tea!
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