Spanish Cookie Recipes

Directions Pour the flour onto a cookie sheet and place it in a preheated oven at 350ºF. Periodically, move the flour around on the sheet, so that it toasts evenly. Leave it in the oven for 8 minutes and then set aside. Similarly, place raw almonds on another cookie sheet and toast the almonds till their color slightly changes. Remove the almonds and let them cool. Ground these almonds finely in a food processor. Now, take a large mixing bowl and put cream lard, sugar and cinnamon in it. Add flour and grounded almonds; mix them well till it forms a dough. On a flat surface, place a sheet of waxed paper. Press the dough on it and flatten it down up to ½ inch. Use a cookie cutter to cut the dough into small cookies. Remove the cookies from the waxed paper with the help of a spatula, and place it on a cookie sheet for baking. Bake the cookies for 25-30 minutes at 400ºF. Then, remove the cookie sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool down. Dust the cookies with powdered sugar and serve. Spanish Peanut Cookies This is another wonderful Spanish cookie recipe which is not too sweet and has a unique flavor. Ingredients Flour - 1½ cups Brown sugar (firmly packed) - 1 cup Unsalted butter (softened) - 1 cup Baking powder - 1½ teaspoons Baking soda - 1 teaspoon Rolled oat - 1 cup Salted peanuts - 1 cup Flaked coconut - 1 cup Egg - 1 Melted chocolate - ½ cup Directions Take a large mixing bowl and put flour, baking powder and baking soda in it. Mix them well and set aside. Put butter and sugar in another bowl; add egg to it and beat well. Combine both the mixtures (1 & 2). Now add oat, peanuts and coconut to the mixture; blend it well after each addition. Drop the mixture on a cookie sheet with the help of a rounded teaspoon, and give it a desired shape Bake it for 12-15 minutes at 350°F. After that, remove the cookie sheet from the oven and allow the cookies to cool. Use pastry bag to pipe the melted chocolate in strips across the cookies, and make a big rosette in the middle to stick a peanut on top. Cookies are ready to serve. Pastissets (Powdered Sugar Cookies) It is a delicate cookie having a distinct lemon flavor, from the Catalunya and Baleares region of Spain. Ingredients Flour - 2 cups Lard or vegetable shortening - 2/3 cup Sugar - ½ cup Unsalted butter - 1/3 cup Lemon peel (grated) - ½ teaspoon Cinnamon - ¼ teaspoon Egg yolk - 1 Confectioner's sugar - ¼ cup Directions Take lard and butter in a large bowl and beat it with a wooden spoon. Add sugar, egg and lemon peel to the mixture, and mix well. Take another bowl, put cinnamon and flour in it. Combine this mixture with the previously made mixture and form a smooth dough. Roll the dough 1/4 inch thick on a floured surface, and cut with a 3-inch scalloped cookie cutter. Place the cookies on the cookie sheet and bake it in a preheated oven at 350°F for 10 minutes, or till it turns golden. Allow the cookies to cool down, coat it with confectioner's sugar and serve. These were some yummy Spanish cookie recipes which are enticing and easy to make. Try them, and bring the taste of Spain to your home. By Kanika Khara Read Comments Discuss Email Article Use the feedback form below to submit your comments. Your Comments: Your Name: Use the form below to email this article to your friends. Recipient Email Address: Separate multiple email addresses by ; Your Name: Your Email Address: Spanish Food: Recipes from Spain How to Make Spanish Rice How to Make Cookies Easy Spanish Rice Recipe How to Make Sugar Cookies From Scratch Cookie Recipes from Scratch Sugar Free Cookie Recipes Christmas Cookies for Kids Cookie Recipes Without Eggs White Chocolate Macadamia Nut Cookies Spanish Desserts Spanish Breakfast Foods Russian Tea Cakes Black and White Cookie Recipe Macadamia Nut Cookie Recipe Cookies From Cake Mix Diabetic Cookie Recipes Biscuit Recipes from Scratch Easy Paella Recipe Healthy Chocolate Chip Cookies Easy Cake Mix Cookies How to Make Chocolate Chip Cookies How to Make Cookie Dough Easy Chocolate Chip Cookies Sugar Free Chocolate Chip Cookies Mexican Wedding Cookies Easy Peanut Butter Cookie Recipe Best Peanut Butter Cookies Best Sugar Cookie Recipe Oatmeal Chocolate Chip Cookie Recipe Cookie Recipes for Kids Italian Christmas Cookies Recipes How to Make Oatmeal Cookies Easy Cookie Recipes for Kids Sugar Cookies Without Baking Powder Sugar Cookies Without Eggs Healthy Cookies from Scratch How to Make Cookies From Scratch How to Make Peanut Butter Cookies