Torticas De Moron (Cuban Cookies from the City of Moron)

Submitted by Acerast

"Moron is a city in the provice of Camaguey, Cuba. These cookies are from Mary Urrutia Randelman's "Memories of a Cuban Kitchen". The cooking time includes chilling and baking."

 

• Ready In: 2hrs 10mins
• Ingredients: 6
• Yields: 4 dozen

ingredients

• 1 cup sugar
• 1 cup vegetable shortening
• 4 cups flour
• 1 1⁄2 teaspoons lime peel, grated
• 1 teaspoon salt
• 1 teaspoon baking powder

directions

1. In a large bowl, mix the sugar and shortening thoroughly, using a wooden spoon.
2. Gradually add the remaining ingredients, blending with your hands.
3. Form the dough into a roll about 2 inches in diameter.
4. Wrap the roll in plastic and chill for 1 hour.
5. Preheat the oven to 350°F.
6. With a sharp knife, cut the dough into 1/4 inch slices and place them on a lightly greased or parchment lined cookie sheet.
7. With your finger, make a small depression in the center of each cookie.
8. Bake until lightly browned, 20-25 minutes.
9. Stored in a tightly covered tin, the cookies will keep for one week.

Reviews

[Kalli L.]

So this recipe definitely is missing something because I followed it to a T and it’s very crumbly and dry, no way it will form into a dough. I don’t think 1 cup of shortening is going to moisten 5 cups of flour and sugar. What are we missing here??

 

[whitebreadtoast]

I have been looking for a recipe for these since I picked them up from a Cuban bakery in Tampa. I LOVE THESE. Next time I make them, I'll try a tad bit more vegetable shortening, and a little less flour as I couldn't get the dough to stay together in a roll. Thanks so much for sharing!