Polvorones

Crumbly, melt-in-the-mouth pecan butter cookies rolled in icing sugar, known as Mexican wedding cookies.

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Ingredients

• 100 g pecans, finely chopped
• 250 g plain flour
• 225 g soft butter
• 1 tsp vanilla extract
• 150 g icing sugar (50 g dough, 100 g for rolling)

How to make Polvorones

1. Heat the oven to 180 °C and line two trays.
2. Beat the butter with 50 g icing sugar and the vanilla, then mix in the flour and pecans.
3. Roll into small balls and bake until pale golden underneath.
4. While still warm, roll in the remaining icing sugar, then roll again once cool.