Orange polvorones
Mexican cookies: made with flour, eggs, orange juice, and orange zest, rolled out and cut into circles, then baked for 30 minutes until golden and sweet.
These orange biscuits are perfect for an appetizer. You can prepare them in 40-50 minutes and serve them for a delicious treat.
Ingredients and directions
- Prep time40 min
- Cook time30 min
- Resting10 min
- Total1 hr 20 min
- DifficultyEasy
- CostBudget
- Cooking methodfour
- Estimated cost$4.78 $0.12 / serving Estimated price; varies by store. Converted from euros at the ECB rate of October 15, 2026.
- Vegetarian
Ingredients
people
- $1.60
- $0.00
- $1.40
- $1.20
- $0.05
- $0.13
- $0.40
Prices from US supermarkets for 6 of 7 ingredients; Belgian prices for the rest.
Directions
- Sift the flour and yeast together on a work surface, add the sugar, yolks, and whole eggs, and mix in gradually, adding the orange juice and zest as you go. ≈ 10 min
- Roll out the dough and cut out circles. ≈ 8 min
- Place them on a lightly greased baking sheet, brush them with beaten egg, and sprinkle with sugar. ≈ 2 min
- Bake in a preheated oven at 180 °C for 30 minutes, or until cooked through.
The bill
Orange polvorones
- 1 kilogram of flour$1.60
- 3/4 cup of sugar, plus extra for sprinkling$0.00
- 4 egg yolks$1.40
- 3 whole eggs$1.20
- 1 tablespoon of finely grated orange zest$0.05
- 1 tablespoon of baking powder$0.13
- 1 egg beaten for browning$0.40
Total$4.78
that's $0.12 per person
Estimated price; varies by store.
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