Polvarones are a Puerto Rican Christmas cookie.
Preparation Details
Prep Time: 15 mins
Cook Time: 16 mins
Total Time: 31 mins
Servings: 36
Ingredients
- ½ cup white sugar
- ½ cup butter
- ½ cup shortening
- 1 tablespoon almond extract
- 2 ½ cups all-purpose flour
- 2 tablespoons colored sugar, or as desired (Optional)
- 2 tablespoons sprinkles, or as desired (Optional)
- 2 tablespoons guava paste, or as desired (Optional)
Steps
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C).
- Beat white sugar, butter, and shortening together in a bowl using an electric mixer until creamy. Mix in almond extract. Add flour in batches, kneading the dough to thoroughly combine.
- Roll dough into walnut-size balls and place 2 inches apart onto baking sheets. Make a well in each cookie with a wooden spoon handle. Sprinkle colored sugar, sprinkles, and guava paste into the wells.
- Bake in the preheated oven until lightly golden, 16 to 20 minutes.
