Traditional Puerquitos de Piloncillo

Loaded with cuteness and flavor, these traditional puerquitos de piloncillo are an iconic Mexican pan dulce. Known as marranitos or puerquitos, these piggie-shaped Mexican spiced cookies are flavored with a piloncillo, anise, and cinnamon syrup, and are prepared with basic ingredients like butter, cow’s milk, egg, sugar, and flour, resulting in soft, slightly sweet, and irresistible treats everyone will love.
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Ingredients
6
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Preparation
50 mins
15 mins
Easy
  • Preheat oven to 338 °F.
  • In a pot over medium heat, heat water, piloncillo, anise, and cinnamon stick until a caramel is formed. Let cool and set aside.
  • In a bowl, sift flour, sugar, and baking powder. Add butter and mix with your hands until a crumbly consistency is obtained.
  • Add egg and piloncillo syrup. Knead to a homogenous dough. Refrigerate for 30 minutes.
  • On a floured surface, roll out dough to 0.1-thickness. Using a piggie-shaped cutter, cut the dough. Arrange on a baking sheet and brush with milk.
  • Bake traditional puerquitos de piloncillo for 15 minutes, let cool, and serve.

Nutritional information

* * Information per 100g serving, percent daily values based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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