POLVORONES: SPANISH CHRISTMAS COOKIES
Polvorones are a traditional Christmas cookie from the south of Spain. Made from almonds, they crumble into a delicate powder in your mouth, perfect for soaking up eggnog!
Provided by David Pope
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350F (180C).
- Place the almonds on a baking tray and toast in the oven until they start to go a faint golden color (roughly 8-10 minutes). Reduce the oven temperature to 250F (120C).
- Take the almonds out of the oven and grind into a flour-like texture in a food processor.
- Next, in a large mixing bowl, combine the lard/butter, sugar, and cinnamon with an electric hand mixer until smooth and creamy.
- Add the flour and ground almonds to the lard/butter mixture and incorporate into a dough. (The dough will be quite crumbly, but that's okay!).
- Place a sheet of waxed baking paper onto a clean countertop or cutting board. In the mixing bowl, work the dough into the shape of a ball, and then put it on top of the baking paper. Carefully flatten it with a floured rolling pin to a rectangle with about a 1/2-inch thickness.
- Using a cookie cutter, cut the dough into circular cookies.
- Move the cookie dough to a greased baking tray/cookie sheet (you might want to use a spatula, as the crumbly dough might break apart in your hands).
- Bake the cookies for 25-30 minutes, until you see the edges start to turn a golden brown. Allow the cookies to cool on the tray until you move them, as moving them hot will likely cause them to crumble to dust!
- Serve at room temperature, dusted with powdered sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 178.26 kcal, Carbohydrate 31.46 g, Protein 1.32 g, Fat 5.87 g, SaturatedFat 3.66 g, Cholesterol 15.25 mg, Sodium 1.75 mg, Fiber 0.38 g, Sugar 22.44 g, ServingSize 1 serving
GALLETITAS DE NUEZ (MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES)
Galletitas De Nuez (Mexican Wedding Cookies) are crunchy little cookies that melt in your mouth. The recipe is quick, simple and great for any occasion!
Provided by Ana Frias
Categories Dessert
Time 35m
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- In a food processor, combine the pecans and ¼ cup sugar, and process until finely ground, about 30 seconds.
- Add remaining sugar along with flour, cinnamon, and salt, and pulse until evenly incorporated.
- Add butter and vanilla, and process until dough just comes together and you can form the balls. If the dough is too dry, add 1 to 2 tablespoons of water (1 at the time), and process again until you reach a more solid consistency.
- Shape dough into ½" thick balls (I use a small cookie dough scoop for sizing purposes) and place on a tray/plate that you can fit in the fridge. Chill cookies for 30 minutes.
- While the cookies chill in the fridge, preheat oven to 350°.
- Transfer balls to a parchment paper lined baking sheet, spacing them 2" apart.
- Bake the cookies, rotating baking sheet front to back halfway through baking, until lightly browned and set, about 14 to 17 minutes.
- Let cool for 5 minutes, and then place in bowl of confectioners' sugar; toss to coat evenly in sugar.
Nutrition Facts : ServingSize 1 cookie, Calories 136 kcal, Sugar 11 g, Sodium 29 mg, Fat 7 g, SaturatedFat 2 g, Carbohydrate 19 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 1 g, Cholesterol 9 mg
POLVORONES (MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES)
Marcela Valladolid's crumbly and buttery cookies will melt in your mouth. They're easy to prepare and are perfect for dipping in a cup of hot cocoa.
Provided by Marcela Valladolid
Categories dessert
Time 1h
Yield makes about 4 dozen
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Put 1/2 cup of the walnuts and the salt in a food processor and pulse until finely ground. Roughly chop the remaining 1 cup walnuts.
- Position two oven racks in the upper and lower thirds of the oven and preheat to 325 degrees F.
- Beat the butter in a large bowl with an electric mixer on medium-high speed until smooth, 2 to 3 minutes. Add the granulated sugar and beat until light and fluffy, about 2 minutes. Scrape down the sides of the bowl. Beat in the flour, then the ground and chopped walnuts. Divide the dough in half, forming each half into a ball. Wrap separately in plastic and chill until cold, about 30 minutes.
- Put the confectioners' sugar in a large bowl.
- Working with half of the chilled dough at a time and keeping the rest in the fridge, roll the dough by 2 teaspoonfuls between your palms into balls. Arrange the balls on a large baking sheet, spacing them 1/2 inch apart.
- Bake the cookies until golden brown on the bottom and just pale golden on top, about 18 minutes. Cool the cookies for 5 minutes on the baking sheet. Toss the warm cookies in the powdered sugar. Transfer the sugar-coated cookies to a rack to cool completely. The cookies can be prepared up to 2 days ahead. Once cooled, store them in an airtight container. You need to make sure they are cooled before storing them, otherwise they will get soggy. Sift additional powdered sugar and cinnamon over the cookies if desired before serving.
POLVORONES FROM PUERTO RICO
These delicious cookies are a traditional recipe from Puerto Rico.
Provided by SST
Time 1h
Yield 50
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
- Combine shortening and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Mix in egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.
- Add flour, 1 cup at a time, until completely mixed; the dough should be stiff and able to hold its shape when formed into a ball. If this consistency is not achieved, add a little more flour.
- Make 1-inch balls of dough and place 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Use your finger to make small indentations in the middle of each cookie and fill it with a cube of guava paste.
- Bake in the preheated oven until light golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes; do not overcook. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 114.2 calories, Carbohydrate 18.4 g, Cholesterol 12.7 mg, Fat 4.2 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 1 g, SaturatedFat 1.8 g, Sodium 2.2 mg, Sugar 4.1 g
POLVORONES DE CANELE (CINNAMON COOKIES)
A Mexican-style cookie rolled in cinnamon sugar.
Provided by Cathy
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Time 1h
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
- In a medium bowl, cream together 1/2 cup confectioners' sugar and butter until smooth. Stir in vanilla. Combine flour, salt, and 1/2 teaspoon of cinnamon; stir into the creamed mixture to form a stiff dough. Shape dough into 1 inch balls. Mix together 1 cup confectioners' sugar and 1 teaspoon cinnamon; roll balls in cinnamon mixture.
- Bake for 15 to 20 minutes in preheated oven, or until nicely browned. Cool cookies on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 126.3 calories, Carbohydrate 13.6 g, Cholesterol 20.3 mg, Fat 7.8 g, Fiber 0.3 g, Protein 0.9 g, SaturatedFat 4.9 g, Sodium 79 mg, Sugar 7.4 g
POLVORONES DE NUEZ
Provided by My Food and Family
Categories Recetas de Navidad
Time 35m
Yield 24 porciones de 2 galletas cada una
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Calienta el horno a 350°F.
- Bate la mantequilla, 1/2 taza del azúcar y la vainilla en un tazón grande con una batidora hasta obtener una mezcla liviana y esponjosa. Agrega poco a poco la harina, batiéndola bien a velocidad baja cada vez que añadas más. Agrega las pacanas; mezcla bien.
- Forma 48 bolitas de 1 pulg. con la masa. Colócalas, con 1-1/2 pulg. de separación, en charolas (bandejas) para hornear.
- Hornea las bolitas de 14 a 15 min. o hasta que se doren un poco por debajo. Déjalas enfriar en las charolas 5 min. Pasa las galletas mientras estén calientes por el azúcar restante de modo que queden cubiertas de forma pareja; colócalas sobre rejillas de metal. Deja que se enfríen por completo.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 160, Fat 0 g, SaturatedFat 0 g, TransFat 0 g, Cholesterol 0 g, Sodium 0 g, Carbohydrate 0 g, Fiber 0 g, Sugar 0 g, Protein 0 g
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