Mexican Polvorones Recipe
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Mexican polvorones are delicate, crumbly cookies with the tender texture of pie crust, somewhere between cake and traditional cookies. Orange-scented and lightly sweet, these are treats for celebrations and special holidays.
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Nutrition & ingredients
Ingredients
serves 14- 3 ⅓ cups all purpose flour
- ⅓ cup sugar
- ⅔ cup butter (softened)
- ½ cup pork lard or shortening (softened)
- 1 egg
- 2 tsp baking powder
- ½ tsp baking soda
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 1 tsp orange zest
- 1 egg yolk + 2 tablespoons of cream or milk (for brushing the cookies)
- confectioner's sugar (for dusting the cookies)
At a glance
PER SERVING · TIME 80M
BARS = SHARE OF RECIPE CALORIES · RINGS = FDA DV
Complete estimate · 100% of estimated mass resolved
All countable ingredients resolved. Figures are per serving.
- Prep
- 30m
- Cook
- 20m
- Sodium
- 108mg
- Total sugar
- 5g
Added sugar is not shown when one or more ingredients lack reliable added-sugar evidence.
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving.
Vitamins & minerals
- Potassium
- 117mg
- Calcium
- 18mg
- Iron
- 1mg
Estimated from ingredients; USDA coverage varies by food.
- PREP
- 30M
- SODIUM
- 108MG
- ESTIMATE
- COMPLETE
Nutrition estimated from ingredients, per serving. 100% of estimated mass resolved.