Sift together flour, baking soda, and salt.
Cream lard with sugar and anise seed on medium.
In a medium bowl, beat eggs until light and fluffy.
Add eggs to creamed sugar/lard mixture and mix until combined.
Add liquid of choice.
Slowly add flour about 1/2 cup at a time and mix until a stiff dough has formed. You might not need all of the flour.
Remove dough, wrap, and refrigerate overnight (or a few hours).
Preheat oven to 350 deg.
Let dough stand 15-20 minutes or until soft enough to roll.
Roll out dough to approx. 1/8 inch (they will be thick). Cut with cookie cutter and place on cookie sheet.
Bake 10-12 minutes or until bottom turns a golden brown.
Mix cinnamon and sugar in a bowl.
As cookies come out of the oven (and after cooling about 5 minutes), drop top-down in cinnamon/sugar mixture then set aside to cool further.