Polvorones De Cacahuate Recipes

POLVORONES FROM PUERTO RICO

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a cookie sheet.
• Combine shortening and butter in a large bowl; beat with an electric mixer until smooth and creamy. Add sugar and beat until fluffy. Mix in egg, egg yolk, vanilla, and almond extract.
• Add flour, 1 cup at a time, until completely mixed; the dough should be stiff and able to hold its shape when formed into a ball. If this consistency is not achieved, add a little more flour.
• Make 1-inch balls of dough and place 1 inch apart on the prepared cookie sheet. Use your finger to make small indentations in the middle of each cookie and fill it with a cube of guava paste.
• Bake in the preheated oven until light golden on the bottom, about 15 minutes; do not overcook. Cool on the baking sheet for 1 minute before removing to a wire rack to cool completely. Repeat with remaining batter.

POLVORONES DE CACAHUATE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 f.
• Beat the butter and lard together.Add the sugar,salt,and vanilla and beat until light and fluffy .
• Add the flour,peanuts,and baking powder,mix well.The dough will probably be crumbly.Add water,a sponful at the time until the dough comes together.
• Turn dough out onto a well floured surface.Roll to 1/4 " thick and cut into rounds.
• Place on an ungreased cookie sheet,spacing about 1 1/2 inches apart and bake for 10-12 minutes,turning the cookie sheet around halfway through.The cookies should be a light golden brown around the edges.
• Remove to a rack and dust generously with powdered sugar.Let cool completely before serving.