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Cinnamon and Pecan Polvorones
Recipes
Cinnamon and Pecan Polvorones
36 servings
1 hour, 30 minutes total (Active 15 minutes)

Ingredients

  • 1 ½ cups unsalted butter
  • ½ cup chopped pecans
  • 3 cups flour
  • ¼ teaspoon kosher salt
  • 2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
  • 1 ½ cups powdered sugar, divided
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Steps

    1. Set butter out to soften. Chop pecans finely. Place pecans in small, nonstick sauté pan on medium-low. Cook and stir 2–3 minutes or until pecans are lightly toasted and fragrant. Remove from pan and let stand to cool.
    2. Preheat oven to 350°F. Combine flour, salt, and cinnamon in medium bowl. Place butter and ¾ cup powdered sugar in large bowl and beat with hand mixer on HIGH 2–3 minutes until pale yellow and fluffy, then beat in vanilla. Add flour mixture to butter mixture ½ cup at a time, stirring until just incorporated (don't over mix). Stir in nuts.
    3. Form dough into 1 ½ inch balls; place on baking sheet 1 inch apart. Bake 15–18 minutes until edges turn golden brown. Remove baking sheet from oven; let stand 1 hour to cool completely. Roll cookies in remaining ¾ cup powdered sugar. Serve.

Amount per 1⁄36 recipe serving: Calories 140, Total Fat 9g, Sat Fat 5g, Trans Fat 0g, Chol 20mg, Sodium 15mg, Total Carb 13g, Fiber 1g, Sugars 5g, Protein 1g, Calc 0%, Vitamin A 0%, Vitamin C 0%, Iron 6%