Mantecaditos con Guayaba (Shortbread Almond Cookies with Guava)

Ingredients

• ½ cups Sugar
• ½ cups Shortening
• ½ cups Butter
• 1 whole Egg Yolk
• 1 teaspoon Pure Almond Extract
• 2-¼ cups All-purpose Flour
• ½ cups Guava Paste, Diced

Preparation Instructions

Preheat the oven to 350 F.

Cream sugar, shortening and butter in a large bowl. Mix in egg yolk and almond extract. Blend in the flour a little at a time, until well combined and chunky. Shape a tablespoon of dough into a ball. Repeat with the remaining dough. Place the cookies on a cookie sheet lined with parchment paper. Using your thumb, press down on the cookie. Fill the dimple with about 1 teaspoon of guava paste.

Bake for 20 to 25 minutes, or until light golden brown. Transfer to a cooling rack.