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Spanish Butter Wafers
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 18 minutes
- Total
- 4 hrs 45 min
- Yield
- 4.00 - dozen
Categories
- Dessert
Cuisine
- Spanish
Cooking Method
- Bake
Difficulty
- Easy
Dietary
- Dessert
Allergens
- May contain soy — check ingredients
- Possible Milk — check ingredient labels
- Possible Eggs — check ingredient labels
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 4. Current scale: 1x.
Nutrition and servings are approximate based on the ingredient list. Please verify for dietary or medical needs.
This recipe for Spanish Butter Wafers brings together 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, 1/2 teaspoon salt, 1/2 cup vegetable shortening in a practical dish for home cooking. It takes about 4 hrs 45 min to prepare and cook. It makes approximately 4 servings.
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Ingredients
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/2 cup vegetable shortening
- 1/2 cup butter, at room temperature
- 1 1/4 cups granulated sugar
- 2 large eggs
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 teaspoons anise seeds
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Instructions
Combine the flour and salt.
In a large bowl, cream the vegetable shortening, butter and sugar. Beat in the eggs one at a time. Beat in the vanilla extract. Gradually blend in the dry ingredients. Stir in the anise seeds. Cover and chill for 4 hours.
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees.
Pinch off walut-sized pieces of dough and form into balls. Place 1 inch aparat on ungreased baking sheets. Flatten the balls with the bottom of a glass dipped in flour.
bake for 15 to 18 minutes until lightly colored. Transfer to wire racks to cool.
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