Mexican Wedding Cookies Photo
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Yield: Makes about 4 dozen cookies
Ingredients:
1
cup pecan pieces or halves

1
cup (2 sticks) butter, softened

2
cups powdered sugar, divided

2
cups all-purpose flour, divided

2
teaspoons vanilla

1/8
teaspoon salt



 
Preparation:
1.
Place pecans in food processor. Process using on/off pulsing action until pecans are ground but not pasty.

2.
Beat butter and 1/2 cup powdered sugar in large bowl with electric mixer at medium speed until light and fluffy. Gradually add 1 cup flour, vanilla and salt. Beat at low speed until well blended. Stir in remaining 1 cup flour and ground nuts. Shape dough into ball; wrap in plastic wrap. Refrigerate 1 hour or until firm.

3.
Preheat oven to 350°F. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheets.

4.
Bake 12 to 15 minutes or until golden brown. Let cookies stand on cookie sheets 2 minutes.

5.
Meanwhile, place 1 cup powdered sugar in 13X9-inch glass dish. Transfer hot cookies to powdered sugar. Roll cookies in powdered sugar, coating well. Let cookies cool in sugar.

6.
Sift remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar over sugar-coated cookies before serving. Store tightly covered at room temperature or freeze up to 1 month.



Nutritional Information:
Serving Size: 1 cookie
Sodium 35 mg
Protein 1 g
Fiber <1 g
Carbohydrate 9 g
Cholesterol 11 mg
Saturated Fat 2 g
Total Fat 6 g
Calories from Fat 56 %
Calories 90
Dietary Exchange:
Fat 1
Starch 0.5


This recipe appears in: Mexican

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