Bizcocho Philadelphia Recipes

Steps:

• Whip lard until creamy.
• Mix wine (or fruit juice), 1 cup sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon and anise.
• Add this to lard.
• Mix with wooden spoon.
• Add egg yolks; mix well.
• Add sufficient flour to make a soft dough; roll out 1/2 inch thick.
• Cut in desired shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes at 350 degrees.
• Check often to prevent burning.
• Mix remaining cinnamon and sugar.
• Dredge cookies in this mixture while they are still warm.

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl, and set aside.
• In a large bowl, cream together the lard and 1 1/2 cups sugar until smooth. Mix in the anise seed, and beat until fluffy. Stir in the eggs one at a time. Add the sifted ingredients and brandy, and stir until well blended.
• On a floured surface, roll the dough out to 1/2 or 1/4 inch thickness, and cut into desired shapes using cookie cutters. The traditional is fleur-de-lis. Place cookies onto baking sheets. Mix together the 1/4 cup of sugar and cinnamon; sprinkle over the tops of the cookies.
• Bake for 10 minutes in the preheated oven, or until the bottoms are lightly browned.

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Beat the lard until creamy.
• Mix the wine or fruit juice with 1 cup of sugar, 1 tablespoon cinnamon and anise seeds; add to lard and mix with a wooden spoon.
• Add the egg yolks; mixing well.
• Add enough flour to make soft dough; roll out to 1/2-inch thick and cut in desired shapes and place on greased cookie sheet.
• Bake 15 minutes; checking often to prevent burning.
• Mix the remaining 1 cup of sugar and 4 teaspoons cinnamon; dredge cookies in the cinnamon sugar mixture while still warm.

Steps:

• Precalienta el horno a 325°F. Bate el queso crema, la mantequilla, el azúcar granulada y la vainilla con una batidora eléctrica a velocidad media hasta mezclarlos bien.
• Incorpora, uno a uno, los huevos, batiendo bien después de cada incremento. Poco a poco, agrega la harina y el polvo para hornear, batiendo a velocidad baja hasta mezclarlos bien. Vierte la masa en un molde rectangular para hornear de 9x5 pulgadas previamente engrasado y enharinado.
• Hornea durante 1 hora y 20 minutos, o hasta que al insertar un palillo en el centro éste salga limpio. Deja enfriar durante 5 minutos; sácalo del molde. Deja que se enfríe completamente sobre una rejilla. Espolvoréalo con el azúcar en polvo.