1 c Lard or shortening
1/2 c Sugar
1 Egg
3 c Flour
1 1/2 ts Baking powder
1/2 ts Salt
1 ts Anise seed
3 tb Sweet wine
—–topping—– 1/4 c Sugar
1 tb Cinnamon
Cream fat and sugar until quite creamy. Add egg and beat until very fluffy. Sift together flour, baking powder and salt; add to creamed mixture. Stir in wine and anise seed. Roll dough to 1/4″ thick and cut in plain squares or fancy shapes. Combine topping ingredients and sprinkle on top of each cookie. Bake in a preheated 350 oven for 15-20 minutes or until light brown. Freezes well. —–