Mexican Crumble Cookies Recipe

How to make it

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• Heat oven to 375 degrees
• Mix flour, sugar, cinnamon, and anise seeds together in large bowl.
• Add shortening. Mix until everything comes together. You should have a rough mixture. Use a pastry cutter if you have one.
• Add pecans.
• Now, work the mixture by hand until it becomes a dough. It will take a while for this to happen.
• Separate the dough into 2 balls.
• Form the dough into rolls about 1 1/2 to 2 inches in diameter
• Slice dough into 1/2 inch size cookies. Press in the palm of your hands to flatten some.
• Place on cookie sheets about 2 inches apart.
• Bake for about 15 minutes. Watch closely. When the bottoms look slightly brown, they are ready. The tops of the cookies will not change color very much.
• VERY IMPORTANT: Allow to cool completely. About 30 minutes. If you try to remove them too soon, they will literally disintegrate.
• These cookies are very delicate when hot.
• In separate bowl mix some sugar with some cinnamon.
• Carefully remove the cookies with a metal spatula. Carefully coat them with the sugar mixture.