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Montecados (Spanish Cookies)

SUBMITTED BY: Barbara Greer PHOTO BY: BSBNAARONZANGEL

"This is a Spanish cookie recipe that was given to me from my aunt who was from Spain. The cookies need to cook in a very slow oven as you do not want to brown them."
RECIPE RATING:
The reviewer gave this recipe 8 stars. This recipe average a 3 star rating.
Read Reviews (8)
Original recipe yield 6 dozen

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INGREDIENTS (Nutrition)

  • 2 1/3 cups melted shortening
  • 5 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/2 ounce anise extract
  • 1 1/4 cups white sugar
  • 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
  • 72 blanched almonds

DIRECTIONS

  1. Preheat the oven to 250 degrees F(120 degrees C).
  2. Combine the flour, sugar and cinnamon together. Add the melted shortening until all is mixed in well. Stir in the anise and knead for 5 minutes. Roll into 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet 2 inches apart. Place a blanched almond on top of each cookie and push down slightly.
  3. Bake at 250 degrees F (120 degrees C) for 30 minutes. You do no want to brown the cookies. They should remain pale. Let cookies cool on cookie sheet for 30 minutes.
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REVIEWS

The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2003 by JLB2
I tried this recipe even though I was a little leary of a cookie that calls for 2 1/3 cups of... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 13, 2003 by oz heelee
MANTECADOS are an unusual textured "cookie" that is almost equivalent to eating cookie dough.... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Aug. 1, 2005 by Lfharders
Just as JLB2 I tried out this recipe and found that the texture of my cookies came out crumbly... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 4 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 16, 2005 by BSBNAARONZANGEL
I used butter instead of shortening and they turned out sooo good. Be sure to let them sit a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 1 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Feb. 6, 2007 by lorena
I give it a 1* 'cause they don't taste like real mantecados, my family couldn't tell what they... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 2 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on May 27, 2007 by Uptowngirl615
Lorena was right, that is quite a bit of shortening. For starters, I used approximately a cup... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Oct. 24, 2006 by MOLLYES
This is just to reiterate what the first commenter wrote--the texture you described is what a... MORE
The reviewer gave this recipe 5 stars. This recipe averages a 0 star rating.
Reviewed on Dec. 5, 2005 by Chelsea
Good with the egg and water in the dough and without Chocolate! That is saying alot because... MORE


 
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Nutritional Information
Montecados (Spanish Cookies)

Servings Per Recipe: 72

Amount Per Serving

Calories: 111

  • Total Fat: 7.3g
  • Cholesterol: 0mg
  • Sodium: < 1mg
  • Total Carbs: 10.3g
  •     Dietary Fiber: 0.4g
  • Protein: 1.2g

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