Pan de Polvo (Mexican cookies)

Name: Pan de Polvo (Mexican cookies)
Prep time: 10 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 25 min
Yield: many
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 lb self-rising flour; 1 lb lard is best, crisco will do; 3 Tbsp cinnamon tea; 1/2-1 lb sugar; 8 stick cinnamon

By Tyra Sanders
@SouthernDutchess

These cookies are very delicate and crumble easy. I have been making these cookies for over 20 years.
I start getting requests before Thanksgiving.

Rating:

★★★★★ 1 vote5

Comments:

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Serves:

many

Prep:

10 Min

Cook:

15 Min

Method:

Bake

Ingredients

2 lb

self-rising flour
1 lb

lard is best, crisco will do
3 Tbsp

cinnamon tea
1/2-1 lb

sugar
8 stick

cinnamon
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How to Make Pan de Polvo (Mexican cookies)

Step-by-Step

Combine flour and lard, (I use a pastry cutter) add Tablespoon of cinnamon tea (see below)until dough becomes clay-dough like. Approx. 3 Tablespoons… refrigerate dough.
In Food processor grind 8 cinnamon sticks with sugar until fine, cinnamon will be in bits. Place in a shallow, wide bowl or plate.
Roll out dough,between wax paper, cut with small round cookie cutter or medicine bottle cap, place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake 10-12 minutes at 375, (cookies should not brown).
Remove from cookie sheet and put in sugar/cinnamon very gently. Lightly coat cookies and gently place in a container. Cookies will melt in your mouth.
Cinnamon tea----boil 2 cinnamon sticks in 1 cup of water, or microwave for 2minutes in microwavable cup. Let cool before adding to flour/lard mixture.

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