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Desserts
Grandma's Montecaos
Ingredients
(For 30 cookies)
1 cup canola or grape-seed oil
1/2 cup + 3 Tbsp sugar
A pinch of salt
1 tsp baking powder
3 1/3 cups flour
Cinnamon for dusting
Instructions
1 - Preheat oven to 350°F.
2 - In a large bowl or the bowl of a stand mixer, mix the oil and sugar together.
3 - Add the salt, baking powder, and flour. Stir. (Dough will become sandy but can easily hold together if squeezed.)
4 - Make small balls using palms of hands to help shape the cookies.
5 - Transfer onto baking trays lined with parchment paper.
6 - Bake for 15 to 20 minutes. (Cookies will remain light in color with slightly golden bottoms.)
7 - Allow to cool and dust with cinnamon.
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