Suspiros (Breathless)

These gluten-free spiral cookies made with tapioca flour, originally from Panama, are a quick and easy Easter treat called "Suspiros".

• Preparation Time: 15 mins
• Cooking Time: 15 mins
• Total Time: 30 mins
• Calories: 142 Calories

Ingredients

• ½ cup butter, softened
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup white sugar
• ½ teaspoon ground cinnamon
• 2 eggs, beaten
• 4 cups tapioca starch

Recipe Instructions

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper.

Step 2

Place tapioca flour in a large bowl. Add sugar, butter, eggs, cinnamon, and salt. Mix well until a soft dough forms.

Step 3

Pinch off a small piece of dough and roll out into a rope the length of a pencil on your work surface; coil tightly into a spiral. Repeat with remaining dough. Arrange spirals on baking sheets.

Step 4

Bake in the preheated oven until cooked on the bottom but still pale on top, about 15 minutes.