Hazelnut Polvorones (Special Christmas Cookies)

Name: Hazelnut Polvorones (Special Christmas Cookies)
Total time: 1800 s
Yield: 10 polvorones
Cuisine: American
Ingredients: 3/4 cup toasted hazelnuts, skins removed (100 grams); 1 2/3 cups all-purpose flour (200 grams); 1 cup powdered sugar (115 grams); 1/2 cup lard (100 grams); 2 tablespoons sweet anise liqueur; 1/2 teaspoon ground cinnamon

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Ingredients

30 minutes

10 polvorones

3/4 cuptoasted hazelnuts, skins removed (100 grams)
1 2/3 cupsall-purpose flour (200 grams)
1 cuppowdered sugar (115 grams)
1/2 cuplard (100 grams)
2 tablespoonssweet anise liqueur
1/2 teaspoonground cinnamon

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Steps

30 minutes

1

Spread the flour evenly on a baking sheet and bake at 340°F (170°C) for 10 minutes.
2

In a bowl, combine the lard, flour, ground hazelnuts, anise liqueur, and cinnamon. Mix with your hands, pressing until a dough forms.
3

Shape the dough into a log and cut it into discs about a finger thick. Place the discs on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
4

With the oven preheated to 320°F (160°C), bake with heat from top and bottom for 20 minutes. Do not handle the cookies until they are completely cool. Once cooled, dust with powdered sugar and they are ready to serve.