Mexican Polvorones

Title: Mexican Polvorones

Categories: Cookies

Yield: 24 servings

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.

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 --