Mexican walnut cookies (Polvorones). Recipe |
Cuisine: Mexican
Author: Mary Soco - cocinamuyfacil.com
Prep time: 20 mins
Cook time: 20 mins
Total time: 40 mins
- 180 grams of unsalted softened butter
- 75 grams of sugar
- 300 grams of flour
- 100 grams of chopped walnuts or pecans
- ½ teaspoon of baking powder
- 1 teaspoon of vainilla or almond extract
- a pinch of salt
- ½ cup of sugar for decorate
- Preheat oven to 200 ºF and place waxed paper on a baking sheet, then lightly grease it.
- In a bowl, using a mixer, beat butter and sugar until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla or almond extract and mix again until blended.
- Then add the flour and a pinch of salt and knead with your hands until get a dough that remain attached when squeeze with your fingers. If it's hard to unite, add another teaspoon of vanilla extract.
- To finish preparing our dough, add the chopped nuts and mix again.
- With the resulting dough make balls of two centimeters of diameter. If you have time, put them in a ziploc bag and let them rest in the freezer for about 30 minutes.
- Press each ball lightly, to flatten slightly and place them in the cookie sheet with two centimeters of separation between each.
- Bake for 20 minutes until bottoms look lightly browned.
- Remove from the oven and let rest for 10 minutes before toss the cookies in sugar and then place them on a wire rack and let them cool completely.
Recipe by Cocina Muy Fácil at https://cocinamuyfacil.com/en/mexican-walnut-cookies-polvorones-recipe/
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