Mexican Spice Cookies

  • Prep 25 min
  • Total 1 hr 30 min
  • Servings 30

Ingredients

Steps

  • 1
    Heat oven to 375°F. In small bowl, mix sugar and 3/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon; set aside.
  • 2
    In medium bowl, stir cookie mix, flour, butter, egg, anise seed, and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon until soft dough forms. Roll dough into 30 (1-inch) balls. Roll in cinnamon-sugar. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 inch apart.
  • 3
    Bake 9 to 12 minutes or until set and light golden brown around the edges. Cool 1 minute; remove from cookie sheet to cooling rack.

  • Curious about the ingredients in these Mexican cinnamon sugar cookies? Anise seed comes from the anise plant, a member of the parsley family. The greenish-brown seed has a sweet black licorice flavor.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 1 Cookie
Calories
90
Calories from Fat
35
Total Fat
4g
6%
Saturated Fat
1 1/2g
8%
Trans Fat
1/2g
Cholesterol
10mg
4%
Sodium
65mg
3%
Potassium
15mg
0%
Total Carbohydrate
14g
5%
Dietary Fiber
0g
0%
Sugars
8g
Protein
1g
% Daily Value*:
Vitamin A
0%
0%
Vitamin C
0%
0%
Calcium
0%
0%
Iron
0%
0%
Exchanges:
1/2 Starch; 1/2 Other Carbohydrate; 1/2 Fat;
Carbohydrate Choice
1
*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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