Hojicha Polvorones

Name: Hojicha Polvorones
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 12
Cuisine: American,Japanese,Mexican,
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened; 2 cups confectioners' sugar divided; 2 tsps pure vanilla extract; 1 tsp hojicha powder divided; 1/2 tsp cinnamon ground divided; 1/4 tsp ginger ground; 2 cups flour; 2 cups pecans very finely chopped

With its naturally sweet taste, smoky flavor, and subtle notes of cocoa, hojicha powder is the perfect match for a variety of baked goods. In polvorones, a popular Mexican shortbread cookie, the Japanese ingredient is introduced in both the cookie dough and rolling sugar for... Read More Read Less

20m

PREP TIME

15m

COOK TIME

8

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 12 (2 Cookies)

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon hojicha powder, divided
1/2 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Cinnamon, divided
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Ginger
2 cups flour
2 cups pecans, very finely chopped

KEY PRODUCTS

INSTRUCTIONS

1 Preheat oven to 350ºF. Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup of the confectioners’ sugar, vanilla, 1/2 teaspoon hojicha powder, 1/4 teaspoon of the cinnamon and ground ginger; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans.
2 Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1-inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.
3 Bake cookies 15 minutes. Meanwhile, mix remaining 1 1/2 cups confectioners’ sugar, 1/2 teaspoon hojicha and 1/4 teaspoon cinnamon in medium bowl; set aside.
4 Remove cookies from oven. Immediately roll hot cookies in sugar mixture. Place cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar mixture. Place on serving platter. Lightly dust tops of cookies with additional hojicha powder to serve.