Spanish Roccos (galletitas Navidanas)

Total Time: 1 hr 30 mins Preparation Time: 1 hr Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup vegetable oil
• 1 1/2 cups orange peel (1 inch squares)
• 3 tablespoons anise seed
• 1 cup shortening
• 1 cup muscat wine (or favorite dessert wine)
• 2 tablespoons sugar
• 2 lbs flour
• powdered sugar

Recipe

• 1 preheat oven to 350.
• 2 heat oil in a small sauce pan.
• 3 add orange peel and fry until the pith ( part) is golden brown.
• 4 add anise seed to orange oil and fry for 2 or 3 minutes more.
• 5 strain the oil into a glass bowl and discard the orange and anise.
• 6 add shortening to oil. stir till melted.
• 7 add wine to oil.
• 8 add sugar to oil.
• 9 place bowl of oil in refrigerator until cool.
• 10 add flour 1/2 pound at a time. mix well.
• 11 roll out dough till about 1/2 inch thick.
• 12 cut cookies with 1 1/2 inch cookie cutter. traditionally we make a doughnut shape with about 2 tablespoons of dough.
• 13 place cookies on un-greased cookie sheet.
• 14 bake 10-15 minutes until golden brown.
• 15 let cool and dust heavily with powdered sugar.