Polvarones recipe

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Ingredients

½ cup white sugar
½ cup butter
½ cup shortening
1 tablespoon almond extract
2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
2 tablespoons colored sugar, or as desired
2 tablespoons sprinkles, or as desired
2 tablespoons guava paste, or as desired

Nutrition Info

99.8 calories
carbohydrate: 11.3 g
cholesterol: 6.8 mg
fat: 5.6 g
fiber: 0.2 g
protein: 0.9 g
saturatedFat: 2.3 g
servingSize: -
sodium: 18.5 mg
sugar: 4 g
transFat: : -
unsaturatedFat: : -

Directions

  1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).

  2. Beat white sugar, butter, and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in almond extract. Add flour in batches, kneading the dough to thoroughly combine.

  3. Roll dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Make a well in each cookie with a wooden spoon handle. Sprinkle colored sugar, sprinkles, and guava paste into the wells.

  4. Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 16 to 20 minutes.

Recipe Yield

36 servings

Recipe Note

Polvarones are a Puerto Rican Christmas cookie.

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