Food Cultura & Baking
Vegan Buttery shortbread cookies filled with pecans and rolled in powdered sugar. These Snowball Cookies are a perfect easy dessert for the holidays!
These cookies are similar to Polvorones or Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookies. They are called by different names; Mexican Wedding Cookies or Russian Tea Cakes but I love the name Snowballs.
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Sofrito is an aromatic blend of vegetables, herbs, and spices used to flavor beans, fish, meats, rice, stews and every savory dish that you can think about. Sofrito is the base for most Puerto Rican dishes.
These delightful deep fried corn meal sticks are crunchy on the outside and buttery sweet on the inside and are great for brunch, as a dinner appetizer, or as a snack with your coffee. These can also be prepared without cheese.
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Polvorones de Puerto Rico or Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookies are soft and crumbly shortbread cookies that melt in your mouth. Some people call them “mantecaditos” This is my version of polvorones puertorriqueños. They are festive and can be made with sprinkles or guava paste. They are especially popular for Christmas!
Thanksgiving means pie season. This year I want to make different desserts for our Thanksgiving feast.
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