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Mexican Pastelitos

Mexican Pastelitos Ingredients: butter, without salt sugars, granulated wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched cornstarch spices, cinnamon, ground sugars, granulated Directions: Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Greas...

Mexican Pastelitos

Ingredients:
butter, without salt
sugars, granulated
wheat flour, white, all-purpose, unenriched
cornstarch
spices, cinnamon, ground
sugars, granulated

Directions:
Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
Grease 2 cookie sheets.
Place the butter and superfine sugar in a bowl and beat until light and fluffy.
Sift the flour, cornstarch, and cinnamon into a separate bowl, then gradually work dry ingredients into creamed mixture with a wooden spoon.
When well mixed, knead until smooth.
Take 1 teaspoons at a time of the mixture and roll into a ball.
place the balls on the prepared cookie sheets.
Bake in a preheated oven for 30-40 minutes, or until pale golden.
Place the confectioners' sugar in a shallow dish and toss the pastelitos in it while they are still warm.
Let cool on cooling racks.