Place on parchment paper-lined cookie sheet and bake at 350 degrees until light brown, 18-20 minutes. Polvorones were introduced to Mexico by Spanish settlers. Put a small amount of dough in the palm of hand and mix until it forms a ball put on cookie sheet and flatten with a fork dipped in cinnamon sugar mixture for design, or the bottom of a glass. This way the cookie is covered with the mixture. The polvorón takes its name from the Spanish word polvo which translates to powder. Then, I put the cookie in the bowl and turn it over. They keep well.įor the cinnamon sugar for the cookies, I use one cup of sugar in a bowl and add as much cinnamon as possible for a cinnamon taste. Roll in cinnamon sugar while they are hot. Pan de Polvo (Spanish Wedding Cookies) 1 Package - Anise Seeds 3 Sticks - Cinnamon 2 Cups - Water 3 Pounds - Crisco 3 Teaspoons - Baking Powder 1 Pound. I slide the paper off the cookie sheet and put them on a rack. Pan De Polvo (Mexican Wedding Cookies) recipe by Chris Gore, is from The Llama and Lavender Friends & Family Cookbook Project, one of the cookbooks created.
I use parchment paper because the cookies will break apart when they are hot.
Since I make balls and use a fork dipped in sugar to flatten, the cookies take longer to cook-18 to 20 minutes until the bottoms are lightly brown. I mix it in the mixer until you can tell that the dough is sticking together and is not too crumbly. Remove from oven and while hot dust cookies with sugar and cinnamon mixture until well coated. Put a small amount of dough in the palm of hand and mix until it forms a ball put on cookie sheet and flatten with a fork dipped in cinnamon sugar mixture for design, or the bottom of a glass.
Pan de polvo cookie recipe plus#
Add dry ingredients plus pecans to the egg and shortening. Sugar & cinnamon mixture for dusting baked cookiesĬombine flour, sugar, baking powder and salt and set aside. 8 cups flour 2 cups sugar 1 cup lard 1 tsp. 1 cup pecans chopped (small but not fine) Pan De Polvo (original recipe from Mam), a traditional cookie served at wedding receptions for good-luck wishes.