We happened to see the sign on the door advertising dulces for sale. Enter the courtyard, go to the back where the menus are on the wall near a lazy Susan type door. This style of door allows the women of the convent to maintain modesty and privacy, while also selling foods that help the convent continue.
After consulting the menu, we said "hola!" and after a response we didn't understand I asked for tortas de polvoron. A package of 12 cookies swung around to us and we replaced them with 4 Euros, and turned the door again. The cookies were GREAT--soft, shortbread, and just the right sweetness. We are going back for more; they are individually wrapped so we think these will stay fresh a little bit.
We tried more the next day. Tortas de aceite were interesting. They are large, very flat cookies with a slight anise flavor. Empanadillas had candied squash inside, but it only tasted of sweet, not squash. They were ok. The tortas de chocolate were, like the polvorone, a good shortbread but not very chocolatey.
Wine donuts were out of stock!
The first 2 items on the menu are specialties of the house, handed down for many generations. read more