Polvorones recipe

Polvorones (Mexican Cinnamon Cookies) 2 cups flour 1/2 cup sugar 1 tsp. baking powder pinch of salt 1/2 cup lard (room temp) 1/...

My mother-in-law made the best Polvorones: a soft crumbly cinnamon cookie, also known as Mexican Christmas cookies or Mexican wedding cookies. To this day, I have yet to tast a better cookie t…

Polvorones, aka Mexican wedding cookies, are made with a walnut-based dough and coated in powdered sugar.

Polvorones: The Spanish shortbread cookie. A buttery and crumbly cookie in the Puerto Rican tradition by Zully Hernandez of foodiezoolee.com

Mexican Pink Cookies are crunchy sugar cookies that are quick and easy to make. These pretty cookies are great for casual dunking or festive party platters.

The recipe for these cookies is so easy to make, and the best part is the versatility of the dough. With the same dough, you can make many different cookies or Polvorones Mexicanos. The only thing you will change is the shape, flavor or toppings depending on what cookie you want to make with it.

Makes 18-20

Get a taste of tradition with these Mexican cookies! From polvorones to wedding cookies to coyotas, each recipe is sure to please.

This is perhaps the most popular Christmas cookie in all of Spain. These cookies have their origin in Andalusia during the time of the inquisition, whereby eating them, people demonstrated their faith in the Catholic religion. There is also a Filipino version of this dish, however, we’re going to focus on the Spanish recipe that’s used all over Spain and particularly in Southern Spain.

Polvorones, also known as the Mexican Wedding Cookies when rolled round and dredged in powdered sugar. My Mom would prepare an almost identical version of this cookie, but we grew up knowing them as hojarascas.