WINE COOKIES (Mexican) Soledad Maria Salamanca, Oklahoma City, OK
"My father worked for the railroad in Kansas and we lived in Mexico. He could come home two or three months a year. My husband also worked for the railroad until he retired. We raised two children and now have four grandchildren. I live with my daughter and her family. I don't go by recipes. I use a little of this and a little of that. I measure by the creases in my hands. My daughter wrote down a couple of recipes after watching me."
3 cups of shortening or lard
1 cup sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 teaspoons cinnamon
1 cup wine 5 cups flour
Oven 325 degrees. Mix shortening, sugar, salt and cinnamon. Add wine. Work in flour gently. The dough should not be sticky. Roll out and cut with cookie cutters. Bake until golden. Dip in sugar and cinnamon.