Pan de Polvo Cookies - Mexican Shortbread
Pan de Polvo recipe for the celebration of Las Posadas (9-day reenactment of Mary and Joseph’s search for shelter in Bethlehem), Weddings, or simply for snacks. Pan de Polvo. Crumbly, cinnamon cookies rolled in sugar melt in your mouth. To add even flavor, take Cajeta, also known as "Dulce de Leche," and make a sandwich. Make sandwiches with a couple of teaspoons of Cajeta or dulce de leche in between two cookies with the sugar side facing outwards. These cookies are perfect; yes, they are that good.
Course: Breads, Dessert, Snack
Cuisine: Mexican, Tex-Mex
Keyword: confectionary, mexican shortbread, Pan de Polvo, wedding cookies
Calories:
- 2 lbs Flour
- 1 cup Sugar
- 1 lb Shortening
- 1 cup Finely chopped pecans
- 2 ea Eggs
Preheat oven to 350°
Combine flour and sugar using a pastry blender, cut in shortening
Add pecans
Beat eggs and add to flour mixture
Knead in a bowl and separate into 6 balls
Work each ball individually. Roll to ¼ inch thickness and cut with tiny cookie cutters
Bake 10-12 minutes.
Roll in cinnamon-sugar mixture