World Famous Recipes

Spanish Cookies Recipe - Almond Cookies – Crispy Polvorones
 

A Christmas Cookie Specialty of Spanish origin, these rich, crumbly “polvorones” or Almond Cookies are a special Christmas treat.

INGREDIENTS:
2 1/4 cup Vegetable Shortening
1 1/8 cup Sugar
2 cups Powdered Sugar
3 cups Whole Almonds (raw)
3 2/3 cups Flour
1 tsp Almond Extract
1 tsp Cinnamon

PREPARATION:

Grind almonds in a food processor.

Cut granulated and powdered sugars into the vegetable shortening in a large mixing bowl.

Add the ground almonds, almond extract and cinnamon and mix. Mix in flour one cup at a time. Mixture will seem dry or crumbly.

Mix by hand, adding the last cup of flour because the dough will be very crumbly. Mix ingredients well.

Refrigerate the dough for two hours or more.

Form Cookies and Bake

Divide the dough into four portions. Using a portion of the dough at a time, roll or form a rope 1 – 1 ½ inches wide.

Lay the rope on a cutting board and flatten the rope slightly. Slice the rope diagonally to make diamond-shaped cookies.

Bake at 350 degrees for 25-30 minutes on an ungreased cookie sheet.

Allow them to cool on the cookie sheet for 5-10 minutes then remove carefully using a spatula.