Mexican Wedding Cookies / Polvorones
Mexican wedding cookies or polvorones are classic cookies which are easy to make, tasty and melt in the mouth.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup castor sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla essence
- 1/4 tsp salt
- 2.25 cup all purpose flour
- 3/4 cup walnuts
Instructions
- Take butter and sugar in a bowl and whip them together until they are well incorporated and smooth in texture.
- Add vanilla essence and salt to it.
- Slowly, add the flour in two batches to it. Mix it well.
- Fold the nuts into it.
- Take small ball of it and press it into a small circle.
- Take a baking tray, put a sheet over it. Line the cookies on a sheet.
- Pre-heat the oven at 170 degree centigrade.
- Bake for five to ten minutes, until golden in colour.
- Remove and coat them in the castor sugar.
- Put them back on the rack.
- Once they are cool, store in an airtight container.
Notes
- Decrease the amount of nuts if needed.
- Pecans or walnuts are usually added to these cookies. You may add other nuts.
- Butter should be at room temperature.