Marranitos / Cochinitos / Puerquitos (Mexican Pig-Shaped Cookies)
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Muy Bueno · by Yvette Marquez-Sharpnack | Muy Bueno4.9 (13)

Marranitos / Cochinitos / Puerquitos (Mexican Pig-Shaped Cookies)

NUTRITION · PER SERVING95M COOK
CAL 14%·PRO 12%
CARBS 55G78% OF CAL
4G FIBER29G SUGAR22G OTHER
FAT 4G12% OF CAL
2G SAT2G UNSAT

BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV

Pig-shaped spiced cookies with molasses and piloncillo that are rich, cake-like, and lightly spiced. Traditional Mexican treats perfect with coffee or hot chocolate.

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Nutrition & ingredients

Ingredients

serves 18
  • 1¼ cups packed grated piloncillo (or dark brown sugar)
  • ¼ cups unsalted butter or shortening (at room temperature)
  • 1 large egg (at room temperature)
  • ⅓ cup milk
  • 1½ teaspoon vanilla bean paste or Mexican vanilla extract
  • 1½ teaspoon baking soda
  • 1½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 1 teaspoon ground ginger
  • ¾ cup molasses
  • ¼ cup honey
  • 5 to 6 cups all-purpose flour (depending on altitude (see notes below))
  • 1 large egg (beaten)
PREP
20M
SODIUM
120MG
ESTIMATE
COMPLETE

Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.