Spain / Cakes & baking
Polvorones (Spanish Shortbread)
Polvorones are a type of Spanish shortbread quite popular in Latin America.
Ingredients
- margarine1 cup
- sugar, white1 cup
- salt1/2 tsp
- all purpose flour4 cup
- eggs2
- vanilla extract1 tsp
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Method 7 steps
Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
Mix the margarine and the sugar in a mixing bowl until it reaches a creamy consistency.
Mix in the vanilla extract, salt, and eggs.
While mixing the ingredients, add the flour and stir until it becomes hard to stir the mix.
Make small balls and place on a flat baking sheet without grease.
Bake for 15–20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.
Let cool.
Region evidence: place name in title — Dish name: “Spanish” in “Polvorones (Spanish Shortbread)” (corrected; previously caribbean/PR)




