These cookies put all other sugar cookies to shame.
Polvarones
Monster cookies or cowboy cookies.
Recipe Summary Polvarones
Polvarones are a Puerto Rican Christmas cookie.Ingredients | Easy Sugar Cookie Recipes For Kids
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)
Directions
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.
Info | Easy Sugar Cookie Recipes For Kids
prep:
15 mins
cook:
16 mins
total:
31 mins
Servings:
36
Yield:
36 servings
