Halloween Bat Shaped Cookie Recipe

• 1 1/2 cups white sugar,
• 1 tbsp baking powder,
• 1 tbsp ground cinnamon,
• 1/4 cup Brandy,
• 1/4 cup white sugar,
• 1/4 tsp salt,
• 2 cups lard,
• 2 eggs,
• 2 tsp anise seed, and
• 6 cups All-purpose flour.

Method:

• Sift the flour, baking powder and salt into a bowl till they blend well.
• Set it aside.
• In a large bowl, cream sugar (after putting ¼ cup aside) and lard until they form a smooth mixture.
• Mix in the anise seed in the smooth mixture and beat it until it is fluffy.
• Beat in the eggs one at a time.
• Add sifted ingredients and brandy to the bowl and stir them until are blended well.
• Pot some flour on the surface and then roll the dough to 1/2 or 1/4 inch thickness and cut it shapes of bats using cookie cutters or a knife.
• Preheat the oven to 350^oF or 175^oC.
• Grease the baking sheets and put cookies on them.
• Mix together cinnamon and rest of the sugar in a cup and sprinkle it over the cookies.
• Bake for about 10 minutes till the cookies are light brown at the bottom side.
• Makes about 6 dozen cookies.