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Almond Spanish Cookies Polvorones Recipe

Add Step-by-Step Photos	Inmaculada / All my dishes 8 months, 3 weeks ago Delicious typical Spanish Christmas cookies, "Polvorones" are soft cookies that almost MELTS in your mouth when eating ¡¡ Do not be afraid about the lard, it is a MUST ingredient for this kind of cookies. Give them a try... Prep:30m Cook:25m Servings:16	Inmaculada
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Toasting the almonds

Raw and toasted flou

Mixing the dough

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Ingredients

1 1/2 cups all purpose Flour

3/4 cup almonds (raw)

1 cup good quality lard

3/4 cup white sugar

1/2 tsp ground cinnamon

1/2 cup powder sugar (optional)

Directions

Preheat the oven to 350ºF.

Measure and pour flour out onto a cookie sheet. Place in oven and "toast" the flour. Occasionally move the flour around on the sheet, so that it toasts evenly. Leave in oven for about 8 minutes. Remove and set aside.

Place raw almonds on another cookie sheet. Toast the almonds until they change color just slightly. Remove and place almonds into a food processor. Process almonds until they are finely ground.

Cream lard, sugar and cinnamon in a large mixing bowl. Add the flour and finely ground almonds and continue mixing. The dough will be very crumbly!.

Place a sheet of waxed paper on a cutting board or other flat work surface. Press the dough together to form a ball. Then press the dough onto the waxed paper. Carefully flatten it down to about 1/2 inch. Use a cookie cutter to cut out the cookies.

Use a small spatula to carefully move the cookies from the waxed paper to a cookie sheet for baking because the dough is very dry and flakey.

Bake cookies on ungreased cookie sheet for 25-30 minutes at 400ºF.

Remove cookie sheet from oven and allow cookies to cool completely before removing them. Take special care not to break them.

Dust with powder sugar when ready to serve.

Makes approximately 16 cookies.

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rosemaryblue 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Thanks Inma for this recipe! Know they are wonderful. Lard makes such a big, big difference in many recipes! Not afraid of it at all! :)

debra47 8 months, 3 weeks ago said:
Wow what a fabulous post! I recall polvorones from when I was in Antequera and I recall how they melted in my mouth. Can't wait to make them.

lunasea 8 months, 2 weeks ago said:
Your cookies look so delicious, Inma - and I love your photos. I'm saving your recipe to try soon. This is my kind of cookie. Thank you - great post!