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Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies

Published: Oct 7, 2015 · Updated: Aug 12, 2018 by Mely Martínez

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Holidays and cookies go hand in hand here in the US, and my favorite holiday treats to bake are Mexican cookies. Like these easy to make cookies from the northern area of the country, more common in the States of Nuevo Leon and Coahuila, where they’re sold in bakeries along the road. The combination of cinnamon, pecans and the sweetness of the Piloncillo* chips give these cookies a unique flavor.

Piloncillo and pecans "messy' cookies, Chorreadas

Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies | Easier Than You Think

The melted “Piloncillo” chunks give the cookies a messy look, but they’re the best and tasty part while you eat them. In Mexico, these cookies are called “Chorreadas de Piloncillo”, meaning that the piloncillo has melted and leaked on top of the cookie, making a sugary mess!

Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies | Ingredients

This recipe only makes 8 large cookies; if you have a large family or would like to make some extra to store, just make a double batch.

*Unrefined sugar that’s pressed and shaped into cones.

How to make Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies

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Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies | Instrucciones step by step

DIRECTIONS:

Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies | Quick and Easy
  • Preheat oven to 350F, spray the baking sheet with cooking spray, and set aside. (Please check the ingredients list below)
  • Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar and only ½ cup of the piloncillo) in a large bowl.  Mix until all the ingredients are well combined. Add the lard or shortening (cut into small pieces) and gently mix with a fork or a pastry blender. Keep mixing until the mixture resembles coarse oats.
  • In a small bowl, mix the milk and the egg. Beat until well combined. Slowly, pour the milk into the dry mixture little by little, gentle mixing to form the dough. Do not over-mix or knead, as this is a soft dough that doesn’t need too much work to form. If you over-knead, the cookies will be hard.
Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies | easy and with excellent results
  • Divide the dough into 8 pieces and, with the palm of your hand, gently roll one piece in your working surface to form a ball.  Again, do not put pressure on the dough.
  • Now, carefully pat each ball of dough to form the cookie. They don’t all have to be perfect, that’s the fun part of this recipe! Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Top each cookie with ½ tablespoon of shaved piloncillo and place a pecan half in the center of each cookie.  Bake for 15 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown.
  • Now, to have an extra golden finish on your cookies, immediately after removing from the oven, place them under your already hot broiler for one more minute, keeping a watchful eye on them. Remove from the baking sheet to a cooling rack and enjoy with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee when they cool off.
Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies | detailed step by step delicious tutorial

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Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies

Mely Martínez
The combination of cinnamon, pecans and the sweetness of the Piloncillo* chips give these cookies a unique flavor. The melted “Piloncillo” chunks give the cookies a messy look, but they’re the best and tasty part while you eat them. Chorreadas Piloncillo Cookies. Learn how to do make it today.
5 from 2 votes
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Prep Time 15 minutes mins
Cook Time 15 minutes mins
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Total Time 30 minutes mins
Course Breads
Cuisine Mexican
Servings 8 Large Cookies
Calories 374 kcal

Ingredients
  

  • 2 Cups of flour plus extra roll the dough
  • 1 ½ teaspoons baking powder
  • 1 cinnamon stick finely chopped or 2 tsp. ground cinnamon
  • ¼ tsp. salt
  • ¾ cup piloncillo shaved and in small chunks
  • 2 tsp. brown sugar
  • ½ cup lard or shortening
  • 1 large egg
  • 6 tbsp. of milk
  • ½ cup of half pecans or ½ cup chopped pecans see notes**
  • PAM non-stick cooking spray

Instructions
 

  • Preheat oven to 350F, spray the baking sheet with cooking spray and set aside.
  • Mix all the dry ingredients (flour, baking powder, cinnamon, salt, brown sugar and an only ½ cup of the piloncillo) in a large bowl. Mix until all the ingredients are well combined. Add the lard or shortening (cut into small pieces) and gently mix with a fork or a pastry blender. Keep mixing until the mixture resembles coarse oats.
  • In a small bowl, mix the milk and the egg. Beat until well combined. Slowly, pour the milk into the dry mixture little by little, gentle mixing to form the dough. Do not over-mix or knead, as this is a soft dough that doesn’t need too much work to form. If you over-knead, the cookies will be hard.
  • Divide the dough into 8 pieces and, with the palm of your hand, gently roll one piece in your working surface to form a ball. Again, do not put pressure on the dough.
  • Now, carefully pat each ball of dough to form the cookie. They don’t all have to be perfect, that’s the fun part of this recipe! Place the cookies on the prepared baking sheet. Top each cookie with ½ tablespoon of shaved piloncillo and place a pecan half in the center of each cookie. Bake for 15 minutes or until the bottom is golden brown.
  • Now, to have an extra golden finish on your cookies, immediately after removing from the oven, place them under your already hot broiler for one more minute, keeping a watchful eye on them. Remove from the baking sheet to a cooling rack and enjoy with a glass of milk or a cup of coffee when they cool off.

Notes

You know that I always like to add notes, just in case you need to adjust if you don’t find all the ingredients here are some substitutions.
*If you don’t find Piloncillo, use brown sugar instead. I’ve made this recipe using brown sugar before and the results are great.
**You can use half of the pecans to decorate the top of the cookies and add the rest to the dry mixture in step 2.
***The filling of these cookies will leak out. To avoid any sticky messes, I lightly spray the cookie sheet with PAM Non-Stick Cooking Spray but you can also grease the sheets with shortening.

Nutrition

Serving: 1Large CookieCalories: 374kcalCarbohydrates: 47gProtein: 5gFat: 19gSaturated Fat: 4gTrans Fat: 2gCholesterol: 24mgSodium: 81mgPotassium: 189mgFiber: 2gSugar: 22gVitamin A: 56IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 76mgIron: 2mg
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  1. Irena Miles

    September 30, 2016 at 6:02 am

    Perfect cookies, Mely! I'll try this recipe this afternoon!

    Reply
  2. Brian

    May 17, 2016 at 9:38 am

    Great to make it on my own. Thanks.

    Reply
  3. Chris

    October 07, 2015 at 2:22 pm

    Nice! I like piloncillo but the first ones that I ever got were so hard I could barely even grind them down with a microplane and had to use a food processor which dulled the blade.

    Reply
    • mmartinez

      October 08, 2015 at 6:01 pm

      Hello Chris,
      The rick to grind or shave Piloncillo is to first warm it up just a little in your oven or microwave oven. It melts fast, so just 30 seconds in the microwave is enough to soften or 5 minutes in regular oven at 300 degrees.

      Happy cooking my friend!

      Reply

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