Stars at the Holidays 2009
:Stars' Favorite Holiday Dishes
Douglas Friedman
"These cookies are a Hispanic tradition I definitely want to pass down to other generations."
Ingredients:
2 cinnamon sticks
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
2/3 cups butter-flavored shortening
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ cup, plus 2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
Directions:
1 Preheat oven to 325°F. 2 In a saucepan bring to a boil cinnamon sticks and 1½ cups water. Let cool. Discard cinnamon sticks. Refrigerate liquid until chilled. 3 In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. 4 In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening, vanilla, ½ cup sugar and ¼ cup cinnamon "tea" until light and fluffy. Stir in flour mixture. 5 Roll dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until slightly browned around edges. 6 In bowl combine 2 tbsp sugar and ground cinnamon. Dip cookies while still warm in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Makes 3 dozen.
Ingredients:
2 cinnamon sticks
2¼ cups all-purpose flour
2 tsp baking powder
1/8 tsp salt
2/3 cups butter-flavored shortening
½ tsp vanilla extract
½ cup, plus 2 tsp sugar
2 tbsp ground cinnamon
Directions:
1 Preheat oven to 325°F. 2 In a saucepan bring to a boil cinnamon sticks and 1½ cups water. Let cool. Discard cinnamon sticks. Refrigerate liquid until chilled. 3 In a medium bowl combine flour, baking powder and salt. Set aside. 4 In a large mixing bowl, beat shortening, vanilla, ½ cup sugar and ¼ cup cinnamon "tea" until light and fluffy. Stir in flour mixture. 5 Roll dough into 1" balls. Place 2" apart on baking sheet. Bake 15 minutes or until slightly browned around edges. 6 In bowl combine 2 tbsp sugar and ground cinnamon. Dip cookies while still warm in sugar-cinnamon mixture. Makes 3 dozen.
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