Title: Mexican Polvorones
Categories: Cookies
Yield: 24 servings
Cookie:
1 c Butter-flavored shortening
1/2 c Confectioner's sugar
2 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 ts Baking powder
Coating:
1 c Sugar
1/2 oz Semi-sweet chocolate
Finely grated
1/2 ts Cinnamon
For cookie: Combine shortening, sugar, milk, vanilla and cinnamon in
large bowl. Beat until light and creamy. Add flour and baking powder. Beat
at low speed until blended. Shape dough into one and a quarter-inch circles
using a pancake turner or spatula. For coating: Combine sugar, chocolate
and cinnamon in shallow bowl. Set aside.
Bake cookies in preheated 300-degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on
baking sheet for one minute. Place each cookie in coating mixture. Coat on
both sides. Cool on wire racks. Yield: Approximately 2 dozen cookies.
Source: The Irvine World News
