WebLearn how to make the BEST mantecaditos or polvorones. This holiday season, I made my favorite Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookies. My recipe consist of an almon
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WebMix dry ingredients. Combine flour, baking soda, and salt in a medium bowl. Whisk to mix and break up any lumps. Beat butter and sugar. Combine butter and sugar …
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WebStand by and stir often. Transfer immediately to a large plate and let cool. (1) Mix the almonds, salt, cinnamon, and sugar in a large bowl. Add the flour, lemon zest, and juice, and soft (but not almost liquid) lard. …
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Polvorones from Puerto Rico Thick, sweet guava paste is used as a filling in these delicious, shortbread-like polvorone cookies. Thick, sweet guava paste is used as a filling in these delicious, shortbread-like polvorone cookies.
Puerto Rican Cookies – Mantecaditos – are tender, crisp and buttery! Sometimes called polvorones puertorirqueños these festive cookies with sprinkles or guava paste are especially popular for Christmas! This recipe is adapted from the Puerto Rican Cookery cookbook by Carmen Valldejuli.
These Mantecaditos are tender, crisp, buttery Puerto Rican shortbread cookies! Preheat oven to 350°F. Line a cookie sheet with a silicone mat or parchment paper, or use an ungreased cookie pan. In a large bowl, cream butter, shortening (or lard) and sugar until light and fluffy, about 3 minutes.
The name comes from the word "polvo" which means "ddust" in spanish, and which references the powdery sugar that covers the cookie, as well as the trademark crumbly texture of the cookie itself. You may know these as "Mexican Wedding Cookies" or even "Russian Tea Cakes."