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  Latin American >> Mexican >> Mexican

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| 1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). | 2. Beat shortening until light and fluffy. Add one cup sugar, and anise seed. Mix until creamy. Add eggs and mix well. Add flour, baking power, cream of tartar, salt and orange juice. Mix well. | 3. Knead dough until smooth. On lightly floured surface, roll to 1/2 inch thick. Cut using cookie cutter into different shapes. Bake until light brown, 5 - 8 minutes. Roll cookies in mixture of 1 cup sugar and 3 tablespoons of cinnamon while still warm. | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Estimated Nutritional Profile for Ingredients

Ingredient Name	Quantity	Unit	State	Energy (kcal)	Carbohydrates	Protein (g)	Total Lipid (Fat) (g)
shortening	2 1/2	cups		4530.5	0.0	0.0	512.5
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0
anise seed	1	teaspoon	ground	7.077000000000001	1.0504	0.3696	0.3339
egg	2			143.0	0.72	12.56	9.51
purpose flour	6	cups		-	-	-	-
baking powder	1	tablespoon		7.314	3.8226	0.0	0.0
cream tartar	1/2	tablespoon		11.61	2.7675	0.0	0.0
salt	1/2	teaspoon		-	-	-	-
orange juice	1/4	cup		27.9	6.4479999999999995	0.434	0.124
cinnamon	3	tablespoons	ground	-	-	-	-
white sugar	1	cup		774.0	199.96	0.0	0.0

- Means that suitable USDA nutrition profile could not be mapped for this ingredient-unit combination.