Mexican Polvorones

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Title: MEXICAN POLVORONES
Categories: Desserts, Cookies, Holidays, Mexican
Yield: 24 servings

-Dottie Cross TMPJ72B
-COOKIE:
1 c Butter-flavored shortening
1/2 c Confectioner's sugar
2 tb Milk
1 ts Vanilla extract
1/2 ts Cinnamon
1 3/4 c All-purpose flour
3/4 ts Baking powder
-COATING:
1 c Sugar
1/2 oz Semi-sweet chocolate;
-finely grated
1/2 ts Cinnamon

For cookie: Combine shortening, sugar, milk, vanilla
and cinnamon in large bowl. Beat until light and
creamy. Add flour and baking powder. Beat at low speed
until blended. Shape dough into one and a quarter-inch
circles using a pancake turner or spatula. For
coating: Combine sugar, chocolate and cinnamon in
shallow bowl. Set aside. Bake cookies in preheated
300-degree oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Cool on baking
sheet for one minute. Place each cookie in coating
mixture. Coat on both sides. Cool on wire racks.
Yield: Approximately 2 dozen cookies. Source: The
Irvine World News Reformatted by: CYGNUS, HCPM52C

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