Polvorones

Name: Polvorones
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 15 min
Yield: 24
Cuisine: Mexican,
Ingredients: 1 cup (2 sticks) butter softened; 2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar divided; 2 tsps McCormick® Pure Vanilla Extract; 1 tsp El Guapo® Ground Cinnamon divided; 1/4 tsp nutmeg ground; 2 cups flour; 2 cups finely chopped El Guapo® Pecan Halves

These buttery melt-in-your mouth shortbread cookies are also known as Mexican Wedding Cakes. They make a great holiday gift or cookie exchange addition.

20m

PREP TIME

15m

COOK TIME

210

CALORIES

7

INGREDIENTS

Servings: 24

Ingredients

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
2 1/2 cups confectioners' sugar, divided
2 teaspoons McCormick® All Natural Pure Vanilla Extract
1 teaspoon El Guapo® Ground Cinnamon, divided
1/4 teaspoon McCormick® Ground Nutmeg
2 cups flour
2 cups finely chopped El Guapo® Pecan Halves

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 of the cinnamon and nutmeg; 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 Mix remaining 2 cups confectioners’ sugar and 1/2 teaspoon cinnamon in a medium bowl; set aside.
4 Bake cookies 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in sugar mixture. Place cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar mixture.