Mexican Dessert Recipes
Mexican Sugar Cookies
These taste rather like shortbread cookies with a special anise kick. The cinnamon and orange juice also enhance their special flavor. Mexican sugar cookies are also called Polvorones and are often served at parties, fiestas, and weddings. They can also be served at home with a steaming cup of hot chocolate.
Mexican sugar cookies are rich, crumbly, and popular throughout Mexico and Spain in the festive season. They are great served either warm or cold and keep for days in a sealed container. If the dough is slightly sticky, you can sprits it with water to make it easier to handle before rolling it out.
Authentic Mexican Sugar Cookie Recipe
Ingredients -
1 tablespoon baking powder
¼ cup orange juice
2 ½ cups shortening
2 cups white sugar
3 tablespoons ground cinnamon
½ teaspoon salt
2 eggs
1 teaspoon ground aniseed powder
6 cups all purpose flour
½ tablespoon cream of tartar
Preparation:
Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F.
Beat the shortening for a few minutes then add the aniseed powder and half the sugar.
Mix well. Add the eggs, flour, cream of tartar, salt, orange juice and baking powder and blend well.
Knead the dough until it is smooth, and then roll it to ½ inch thickness on a floured board.
Use a cookie cutter to make shapes.
Bake the cookies for about 6 minutes or until they are firm.
Combine the cinnamon with the remaining sugar.
Roll the Mexican sugar cookies in the cinnamon sugar mixture while they are warm.
