Favorite Holiday Recipe: Mantecaditos
Monday, November 17, 2008
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I am sharing one of my favorite holiday recipes. I said I was going to post it Thursday - well...I'm EARLY! This is a recipe for a yummy cookie called Mantecaditos, which are a Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookie. Here is the recipe my family uses.
1/4 pound butter (oh - you know this is going to be yummy now!)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening (vegetable - that's healthy, right?)
1 tspn almond extract (the health benefits of extract of nut)
5 cherries (see, we have fruit)
2 1/4 cup of flour (to hold it all together)
1/2 cup sugar (ummmm... okay, who am I fooling. This is a cookie, people!)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cream the butter and shortening
3. Blend sugar, almond extract and flour
4. Scoop spoonfuls and shape dough into balls
5. Push down on ball to flatten SLIGHTLY and form a small indentation on the top of the cookie
6. Cut cherries in eight pieces each, and put a cherry piece on top of the cookie ball. You can replace cherries for sprinkles.
7. Bake 20 minutes!
EAT EAT EAT! So soft, buttery and absolutely delicious! And pretty too!
I am sharing one of my favorite holiday recipes. I said I was going to post it Thursday - well...I'm EARLY! This is a recipe for a yummy cookie called Mantecaditos, which are a Puerto Rican Shortbread Cookie. Here is the recipe my family uses.
1/4 pound butter (oh - you know this is going to be yummy now!)
1/2 cup vegetable shortening (vegetable - that's healthy, right?)
1 tspn almond extract (the health benefits of extract of nut)
5 cherries (see, we have fruit)
2 1/4 cup of flour (to hold it all together)
1/2 cup sugar (ummmm... okay, who am I fooling. This is a cookie, people!)
1. Preheat oven to 350 degrees
2. Cream the butter and shortening
3. Blend sugar, almond extract and flour
4. Scoop spoonfuls and shape dough into balls
5. Push down on ball to flatten SLIGHTLY and form a small indentation on the top of the cookie
6. Cut cherries in eight pieces each, and put a cherry piece on top of the cookie ball. You can replace cherries for sprinkles.
7. Bake 20 minutes!
EAT EAT EAT! So soft, buttery and absolutely delicious! And pretty too!
17/11/08 7:59 AM
That sounds really yummy. I will have to try that as one of my Christmas cookies.
17/11/08 8:12 AM
That sounds really yummy, Erin!
Sorry it took me so long to write about the tag you did, but I now accomplished it! Come see! :)
Have a super day!
17/11/08 8:54 AM
Anne - my sister LOVES this cookie! Well, the whole family does really!
And no problem Sarah. I fell behind on tags and awards too! LOL!
17/11/08 9:24 AM
I think I just gained 3 pounds reading your yummy recipe!!
17/11/08 9:38 AM
Sounds so yummy, I will have to try them !
17/11/08 9:42 AM
They sound wonderful! Keep the cookies coming!
17/11/08 11:56 AM
mmmmm, butter. ha. But I don't like cherries...surely you could just leave them off...yes?
17/11/08 12:37 PM
My goodness ... that sound so yummy! Thanks for stopping by my blog: http://overthetopaprons.blogspot.com and leaving your comment. It is always fun to get input .. thanks!
17/11/08 12:43 PM
I'm probably weird but I've never had a shortbread cookie. But it sounds good.
17/11/08 12:50 PM
You can totally leave the cherries off and put on sprinkles for prettiness!
17/11/08 1:39 PM
Sounds super yummy!!
17/11/08 2:11 PM
Ooooh, sound yummy AND easy!
17/11/08 2:49 PM
Oh, with all that yummy goodness they have to be GOOD! Thanks for sharing!
17/11/08 3:24 PM
I love the way you wrote your recipe. It sounds so healthy - LOL!
17/11/08 4:20 PM
another recipe I am printing off and giving to my mama to make for me, yummers!
17/11/08 6:01 PM
Shortbread YUMMY. My hubby's fav
17/11/08 7:43 PM
They sound very yummy! Thanks for sharing!
17/11/08 7:44 PM
Woo! This sounds fun!!!
17/11/08 11:32 PM
Those cookies sound divine!
21/11/08 8:15 AM
I LOVE SHORTBREAD!! And this has cherries too?!?! You are my hero! Rock on!