You may be like me thinking what is a polvorone? I was writing up another article looking into Kamut when I came across this recipe which was calling it a biscuit. Took a break to run into my kitchen to whip this up! After making it, I wanted to see other people's versions and that's when I learned "Polvorones" are Mexican Wedding Cookies! Polvo means powder/dust in Spanish. So not a biscuit by Texas meaning.
Basically this is a cinnamon, almond shortbread cookie.
If you know how to make a pie crust or the type of cracker I make cutting in butter to the flour mix then adding a bit of water to form a dough, you'll get this!
POLVORONES (Mexican Wedding Cookies) - 450ºF
Yield 20-25
Ingredients:
300g Kamut flour
150g butter - softened
75g powdered sugar
75g toasted almonds, ground (in a plastic bag with rolling pin or nut/spice mill)
2-3 Tbs water
1 tsp cinnamon
1 Tbs sesame seeds (opt)
Mill flour and add powdered sugar, ground almonds, cinnamon and sesame seeds; blend well with a whisk.
Cut in softened cutter with pastry cutter or using the single wire beater on the Ankarsrum mixer or the cookie paddle for the Bosch mixer. Mix till coarse sand texture.
Dribble in water just till dough can be pressed to hold together.
On a floured surface, roll out dough to about 1/2" thickness and cut into 2" circles using a biscuit cutter or a glass, sized similarly. Place on parchment lined cookie sheet.
Bake in 450ºF oven for 8-10 mins. Remove from oven, let cool about 1 minute then move to cooling rack.