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Polvorones

Mexican sugar cookies

• 2 cups flour
• 3/4 cup sugar
• 1/2 tsp cinnamon
• 1 cup butter or margarine

Preheat oven to 300 F.

In a bowl, stir together flour, sugar and cinnamon.

Cream butter with a beater.

Add flour mixture 1/2 cup at a time to the butter while still beating until it is all incorporated.

Use a teaspoon to spoon out small pieces of dough and shape into a cookie.

Place on ungreased cookie sheets and bake 25 minutes.

Optional:  sprinkle warm cookies with sugar and cinnamon

Makes 24 cookies

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