POLVORONES"Dust Balls"

* Exported from MasterCook *

POLVORONES "Dust Balls"

Recipe By : Marylin Owens
Serving Size : 1 Preparation Time :0:00
Categories : Cakes, Cookies & Desserts

Amount Measure Ingredient -- Preparation Method
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1 cup butter
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups flour
1 cup almonds or pecans -- finely chopped
1 tablespoon vanilla

Cream butter; then cream in sugar and salt until light and fluffy. Add nuts and
vanilla, blend in flour gradually and mix thoroughly. Shape into balls or cres
cents, using walnut-sized lump of dough for each. Bake on ungreased cookie shee
t at 325 degrees for 15 - 20 minutes, until bottom is just beginning to brown.
Cool slightly, then roll in more powdered sugar.

These cookies have many names: butterballs, Russian teacakes, etc. In New Mexic
o, they are "polvorones" which is Spanish for "dust" balls".

Marylin Owens
PK Lake

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