Recipes
Polvorones
This recipe appeared in Food is Life in our Winter 2023 issue.
Polvorones
Ingredients
- 1 1/2 cup chopped pecans
- 1 pinch fine salt
- 2 stick unsalted butter, at room temperature 16 tablespoons
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 cup all purpose flour
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for serving
Instructions
- In a mixer with a paddle, mix butter and sugar on medium speed until fluffy. Add flour and mix for 1 minute. Fold in pecans and salt and mix for 1 minute.
- Divide the dough into two balls and wrap them in plastic. Refrigerate for ½ hour.
- Preheat the oven to 350°. Grease a cookie sheet. Shape dough into quarter-sized balls and bake for 16 minutes. The cookie should be brown on the bottom and pale on top.
- Cool slightly, roll in powdered sugar, and serve. After fully cooled, store in an airtight container.
