Cookbook:Polvorones (Spanish Shortbread)

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Polvorones are a type of Spanish shortbread quite popular in Latin America.

• 1 cup margarine
• 1 cup white sugar
• ½ tsp salt
• 4 cups all-purpose flour
• 2 eggs
• 1 tsp vanilla extract

1. Preheat oven to 350°F (180°C)
2. Mix the margarine and the sugar in a mixing bowl until it reaches a creamy consistency.
3. Mix in the vanilla extract, salt, and eggs.
4. While mixing the ingredients, add the flour and stir until it becomes hard to stir the mix.
5. Make small balls and place on a flat baking sheet without grease.
6. Bake for 15–20 minutes in the preheated oven, or until golden.
7. Let cool.