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Pan de Polvo 
                
4 cinnamon sticks 
2 cups sugar 

1 1/2 pounds shortening 
3 pounds flour 
1 1/2 cups sugar 
pinch of salt 
1 cup lukewarm anise tea

Place cinnamon sticks on a cookie sheet and heat them on a low
flame on the stove. This is to make them softer when grinding.
Grind in molinillo with two cups of sugar.  Place in a small bowl
so to dust cookies after they are baked.

In a large bowl, mix shortening,flour, sugar and salt.  Form
into a dough mixture and knead for about 20 minutes.  Add 1 cup of
lukewarm anise tea. 

After kneading, form about two or three balls of dough. Roll out
dough to 1/4 inch thick on a floured board.

Cut with your favorite cookie cutters and bake on an ungreased
cookie sheet for seven to 10 minutes or when lightly brown in a
400-degree oven.

When bread is ready, remove and let cool for five minutes. Dust
each cookie with cinnamon and powder.

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