Polvorones (A Spanish Cookies)
Polvorones are traditional Spanish cookies that are served during festive occasions like Christmas. Their melt-in-your mouth texture makes them extremely popular. ~ Okashi sweet treats made with love
I am sending this to Aspiring Bakers #2 Christmas (Dec 2010) hosted by Passionate About Baking and Cookies & Cakes for Xmas hosted by My Culinary Creations
Ingredients:
110g Plain flour or Top flour
100g Butter
40g Icing (confectioner’s) sugar
50g Ground almond
Method:
- Preheat oven to 150C. Sift flour and bake for 25mins. Stir occasionally while baking, then remove from oven and leave to cool.
- Keep oven heated at 150C.
- Beat butter and icing together until soft. Add ground almonds and mix well. Add flour and mix with a spatula until a smooth dough forms.
- Roll dough out to a thickness of 1 cm. Cut out shapes using your preferred pastry cookies cutter and place them on a baking tray lined with parchment paper.
- Bake for 20-25 minutes. Remove from heat and cool on a wire rack.
- Dust cooled polvorones with icing sugar. Serve or store in an airtight container to keep them crisp.
Do you like the cookie cutters that I’m using? Yes, this cookie cutters set was given to me by
Biren of Roti n Rice as a gift. I think this is the best time to use this cute cookie cutters for Christmas.
Thank you my friend, Biren ๐
Dear Readers, Please hop over to Biren’s blog to read her post of Reindeer Run 2010.
You’ll definitely enjoy this fun and interesting post *-*
These cookies sound awesome. Perfect for the festive season as well. Have fun!
Kristy
Hi Claudia, So glad to see you again
and you're always welcome to try my recipe ๐
Hello Anncoo…after my short absence…I can see how busy you've been in that kitchen of yours ;o)
These cookies sound fabulous.
Thanks for the recipe…I just bookmarked it.
Ciao for now,
Claudia
Thank you Lisa ๐
Sue ~ Have a try ;D
Dr. Sameena ~ You're welcome ๐
Jo & Victor ~ Thank you!
These are such easy to make cookies!
Definitely very festive looking cookies especially with the dusting of icing sugar.
Dr.Sameena Prathap
Hey Anncoo,
Thanx dear for lining..Please also link this post to my event page without fail..:)
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Your cookies look so good, and delicate too. I bet they are so tasty with the ground almonds.
Your cookies sound delicious and your pictures of them really make them look their best.
Thanks Gera for your nice comment.
Zoe~ Thanks. It is worth to buy this Okashi book, there are many interesting recipes in it.
Sook ~ Thanks and so glad to hear from you ๐
Lori ~ Thanks.
Thanks Jess.
Ai Ping ~ I love your bento too, very festive ๐
Lorraine ~ Thanks for visiting and your compliment.
What a lovely cookie cutter set-and it looks like you made the perfect cookies too! :O
I totally feel the Christmas celebration mood there!! So nicely presented and I'm sure the cookies are as yummy as they look!
these cookies looks really yummy!
the cookies looks good and I love the xmas presentation!
Talk about pretty cookies, yours are perfect. And perfectly tempting.
Ooh yummy cookies! I would eat the whole batch….:)
Ann, your cookies are great! I like the way that you pre-cooked the flour prior mixing to soften the texture of the flour…that's a great idea. I still waiting for my Okashi book from my online order…
Marvelous delicacy! I'm melting with the polvorones on those pictures and the forms are lovely too ๐
Cheers,
Gera
Busygran ~ I love this book, there are many easy delicious recipes.
DG, Sze Sze, Jeannie ~ Thank you for your nice comments.
Biren ~ Your cookie cutters make beautiful design, I really loved it.
Next time I will add ground hazelnut like you said very fragrant.
Tigerfish, Gulmohar, Sheena ~Thanks!
Jude ~ Have a try, you'll love this.
Bicoacolors ~ Oh..surprise! Thank you! Always love your beautiful pictures.
Chris ~ no problem.
Jess ~ I can make some for you ;))
Quay Po ~ Thank you very much for the award. I'm honored :))
Little Inbox, Wiffy, Esther ~ Thank you ๐
Hungrytummies ~ Thank you. Just trying new cookies for CNY.
Paula, Michelangelo, Simone ~ Thank you for your compliments.
the cookies look gorgeous and those cookie cutters looks fun too! Lucky you to receive such a lovely gift!
Cookies have been on my mind lately. You gave me an idea with your wonderful cookie cutters. They look crisp and delicious, ideal for the holidays! Thanks for sharing!
that`s a great idea for Christmas!
Wow you are busy baking for X'mas already? They look fabulous!
The pcitures look great, lovely cookies ^_^
love the way you present and dress up the cookies, very festive and pretty!
This really got the Christmas feel. Merry Christmas!
Ann,
What a lovely baskets of cookies filled with love and Christmas spirit! Thanks you for introducing me to polvorones. Oh, please go to my blog to claim your Stylish Blogger Award. It was given to me by another fantastic blogger, Elisabeth and one of the rules is to pass on to other bloggers whom I think are fantastic and you are one of them in my list. Thanks again for sharing with us all the wonderful stories and recipes. HUGS!
wow…very festival! I want some!
These cookies look tempting. Very nice cutters too ….
So busy, busy … havent even start shopping for my christmas bake ingredients…. no time to visit blogs!!
what surprise to find that recipe here … polvorones are great!
thanks for your sweet comments
These cookies look fantastic, perfect for Christmas!
That looks so festive…I could say X'mas in the air ๐
These look so delicious and I love how perfect they are for the holiday season! I would love to try this for some weekend baking! Thank you for sharing!
Love your festive presentation of these cookies!
Very lovely cookies, Ann! I really enjoy nutmeal in cookies. The nutmeal makes them so fragrant.
That looks like a very delicious cookie recipe. Very nice cutters too. I am collecting cookies recipe to bake fro CNY lol! THanks for sharing:D
ho ho ho…
Christmas is coming, it is suit to the festive…cheers…
Pretty cookies festive christmas!
Have yet to try any recipe from the Okashi book. Looking at the polvorones, I'm tempted.
Wenn ~ Do you want to submit you post to Aspiring Bakers? Is fun ๐
LOVE2COOK, Jess, Lena ~ Thanks!
Gert ~ I must take a look at this Mexican Wedding Cookies.
Jane ~ hehee…everyone starts making cookies, do you want to submit your post to Aspiring Bakers?
Belinda, Mary ~ Thank you.
Cheah ~ Thanks and I think your recipe is quite similar to this one or from the same book.
Rebecca ~ Try some, is really easy to make ๐
Angie ~ I think can add ground hazelnut too.
Alison ~ Thanks, I love this great gift from Biren.
Lequan ~ Oh you did! This is the first time I heard of polvorones and it is really nice.
SSB ~ Yes I saw many bloggers start making cookies now.
Malou ~ Can you show me how you make polvoron one day?
BeeBee ~ I only used ground almond alone. I also don't understand why it came out in darker brown compared to the book.
Ann, does the ground almond include the skin as well? Because the cookie looks darker brown compared to other recipes of I've seen. But they do look very festive, a nice entry!
we also have polvoron in the Philippines but it's not baked… it's just toasted. It's beginning to look like Christmas with these cookies over here!
Malou
Yes, I'm excited cos I'm beginning to see a lot of xmas bakes. Pretty cutters!
Hi Ann,
I don't think I've had polvorones before. Thanks for introducing me to them. Loving your Christmas decorations. Biren's cookie cutters are adorable and perfect for the occasion. What a thoughtful gift!
beautiful cookies and the gift from biren too!
A very interesting cookie recipe using cooked flour. I bet they are great with all the almonds.
look great I so need to learn to make cookies
Hi Ann, when I saw your post it reminds me. I've also a recipe of these Spanish cookies, a to-do list but have been procrastinating. Yours look so good and great for this festive season.
Pretty…pretty cookies! Looks like snow on the cookies ๐ Wish you all luck!
These are gorgeous! The ingredient list can't be simpler. Love the cut-outs.