Montecados (Spanish Cookies)
Ingredients
- 250 g butter (at warm room temperature)
- 65 g cornstarch
- 110 ml vegetable oil
- 70 g icing sugar
- 2 tsp baking powder
- 1 tsp vanilla extract
- 600-650 g flour
- Ground cinnamon
Directions
- Preheat the oven to 170°C (340°F).
- Beat butter and oil with an electric mixer or by hand. Add sugar, vanilla and cornstarch while continuing to beat.
- Add sifted flour and baking powder gradually and mix with hands until a dough forms.
- Shape pieces of the dough into balls about the size of a walnut. Place on a parchment-lined baking sheet and top with cinnamon at the center of each montecao.
- Bake for 16 to 20 minutes, the cookies should remain pale.
- Remove from the oven and allow them to cool on the baking sheet before moving them.