Galletas Elena (Mexican Cookies)
At a Glance
- Prep
- 15 minutes
- Cook
- 10 minutes
- Total
- 25 minutes
- Servings
- 2 1/2 dozen, 30 serving(s)
Categories
- Cookies
- Dessert
- Mexican
- Bake
Dietary
- Vegetarian
Allergens
- Milk
- Eggs
- Wheat
Servings & Nutrition
Original recipe serves 30. Current scale: 1x.
This came from Elena Zelayeta's Elena's Secrets of Mexican Cooking. She claims, though, that she is not the Elena of the title, but that this is a popular cookie in Mexico. Kids like the nonpareils
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Equipment
Oven, mixing bowl, sifter, lightly greased cookie sheets
Ingredients
- 1/2 cup butter, softened
- 2/3 cup sugar
- 3 egg yolks
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/2 teaspoon baking powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1/4 cup nonpareils
Instructions
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.
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