Chocolate Polvorones
	| Serves: 24 people | Scaling: 1 batch | 
Total time (min.): 80 | Complexity (1 to 3): 2 | 
 
	
	
	Polvorones are a crumbly, Christmas cookie simply decorated with sprinkled icing sugar.
	
	
	Tools
	K beater
Baking tray, large x 2
Star-shaped cookie cutter, 6 cm 
	
	Ingredients
	| Ingredients 1 |  | 
| Plain flour | 300 g | 
| Ground almonds | 100 g | 
| Ingredients 2 |  | 
| Hazelnut chocolate spread | 125 g | 
| Lard | 100 g | 
| Icing sugar     | 100 g | 
| Cocoa powder | 15 g | 
| Salt | To taste | 
| To Finish |  | 
| Icing sugar     | As needed | 
	
	Method
	Getting started
- Pre-heat the oven to 150°C.
 - Line the baking trays with parchment paper.
 - Fit the K beater to the machine.
 
Ready to Make
Stage 1- Spread Ingredients 1 (flour, almonds) evenly on to the prepared baking tray.
 - Bake at 150°C for 30 minutes, stir occasionally during baking
 - Remove from the oven and let cool.
 
Stage 2- Add Ingredients 2 (chocolate spread, lard, icing sugar, cocoa powder, salt) into the Mixer bowl
 - Transfer the baked almonds into the Mixer bowl.
 - Attach the Mixer bowl too the machine, fit the splash guard.
 - Start the machine on speed Min and gradually increase speed.
 - Mix on speed 3 for 3-4 minutes until the mixture resembles.
 - Scrape the sides of the bowl with a spatula hallway through or as necessary.
 
Stage 3- Transfer the crumb mixture from the Mixer bowl to a work surface.
 - Shape into a flattened disc.
 - The mixture is very dry, but the warmth from your hands will begin to melt the fat in the mixture and it will become like a short biscuit dough.
 - Using a lightly floured rolling pin, roll the dough out until 1“thick or preferred thickness.
 - Use a cookie cutter to cut out desired shapes from the dough.
 - Place the shaped dough on the prepared baking tray.
 - Chill in the fridge for 20 minutes or until firmed.
 
Stage 4 - Pre-heat the oven to 150°C.
 - Retrieve the chilled dough shapes from the fridge.
 - Bake 150°C for about 20 minutes.
 - Remove from the oven and let cool.
 - Dust the biscuits with icing sugar.
 
Serve