Polvoron

 2 cups of all purpose flour

 1 cup powdered milk
 1 cup sugar
 3/4 cup melted butter
 ½ tsp vanilla extract (optional)
Other Things you’ll need:

 mixing bowl
 spatula
 a flat bottom pan (try not use Teflon coated pans)
 strainer
 a cookie sheet
 polvoron press or molder (If you do not have one, read through the procedure
for your other options)
 colored tissue or cellophane cut into squares for wrapping
 

What to do:

 Put the pan over medium low fire to heat it up.

 Meanwhile, strain the flour into a bowl. Make sure there are no lumps.
 Then toast the flour onto the pan until it becomes light brown. Stir constantly to
even out the toasting and avoid burning. This will take about 15 minutes.
 Remove the pan from the heat and transfer flour onto a bowl. Add the
powdered milk and toss until well incorporated.
 Do the same with the sugar. Then add the melted butter (and vanilla extract if
you wish) to make the texture crumbly. Let it stand for about 5 minutes to allow the
melted butter to cool. You may put it in the fridge while you wait.
  The texture should be crumbly but moldable. Do a sample with
the polvoronmolder. Fill and pack it tightly with the mixture and press  down. The
mixture should slide out and stay whole and should not crumble when you pick it up.
If it does, add a bit more butter.
  You can use mini cookie cutters and press them with the back of the spoon or
use a mini cupcake pan and press it there. Refrigerate for about 10 minutes to let them
set and if using cookie cutters, push them out gently. If using a mini cupcake pan, turn
it over a cookie sheet and tap slightly to loosen the polvoron.
  You can store them as is in airtight containers OR give them out as treats,
favors, or presents for practically any occasion. Carefully wrap them in colored
cellophane squares or tissue.

Enhance your polvoron expertise by making them in different flavors. Add these
flavors right after you add the sugar.

Crispy Polvoron

 Add half a cup of semi crushed rice crispies

 

Nutty Polvoron
 Add half a cup of crushed nuts like cashews, walnuts, hazelnuts or peanuts
 

Cookies and Crème Polvoron

 Add half a cup of crushed Oreo Cookies

 

Choco Polvoron

 Add a half cup of powdered Milo

 

Buco Pandan Polvoron

 Instead of adding half a teaspoon of vanilla extract, add pandan extract and ½ a

cup of coconut flakes. I used green colored pandan extract, because I like seeing the
little flecks of green in my polvoron mixture