# Mexican Christmas Cookies

These Mexican cookies are a four-ingredient holiday or event cookie known by several names.

- Total time: 20 min
- Cuisine: Mexican
- Category: Dessert
- Language: en

## Ingredients

- 1.5 cups vegetable shortening, unsalted butter, OR lard
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 3 cups all purpose flour
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
- 1 cup granulated sugar
- 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon

## Instructions

1. Preheat oven to 350.
2. Mix lard and sugar together until smooth.
3. Add in flour and cinnamon until fully incorporated.
4. Dough can be scooped into balls or rolled out to about 1/4 inch thick and cut with a small cookie cutter (about 1.5 inches diameter).
5. Bake for about 12-15 minutes at 350.
6. Let them sit for about 5 minutes on a cooling rack.
7. Coat in the cinnamon sugar.
8. Continue to let cool and enjoy!

## Equipment

- cooling rack
- oven
- cookie cutter

## Source

- Original video: https://www.facebook.com/share/r/1FemsraoN4/
- Recipe page: https://www.cliprecipe.com/recipe/55f4f826-decf-4795-9d3b-f792cd2da113
- Extracted: 2026-01-05

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