GALLETAS COOKIES RECIPES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375°F.
• Beat the butter, sugar, egg yolks and vanilla extract together.
• Combine the flour, baking powder and salt, and sift them into the butter mixture. Stir to make a smooth dough.
• Shape the dough into small balls. Poke your thumb in the center of each ball to make a hole, and shape into rings.
• Dip each ring in nonpareils.
• Bake on lightly greased cookie sheets for 10-12 minutes, or until lightly browned.
• Cool before storing.

Steps:

• Preheat your oven to 350°F (175°C) and line your baking sheets with parchment paper.
• In a large bowl, place the softened butter, lard and sugar. Mix until fluffy and creamy.
• Add the egg, salt and the vanilla extract. Mix until combined.
• In another bowl, sift the flour, baking powder and baking soda.
• Add ? of the flour mixture to the bowl with the wet ingredients. Mix to combine.
• Repeat the last step with the remaining flour adding ? at time until you will have a nice cookie dough.
• Lightly flour a surface and roll the dough until about 0,2 inch (0,50cm) thick.
• Cut the cookies with a 3.5-inch (9cm) cooking cutter.
• Now, slightly brush with milk or water a side of a cookie, then coat it in the sprinkles. Gently press the cookie against the sprinkles so they will stick well to the dough.
• Place cookies on the baking sheets and bake from 20 to 25 minutes or until Mexican sprinkle cookies are slightly browned.
• Remove sugar cookies from the oven, place the sheets on the countertop and allow to rest for 10 minutes.
• Finally, transfer Mexican cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool down completely before eating or storing.