Mexican Wedding Cookies
User Reviews
5
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Prep Time
15 mins
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Cook Time
11 mins
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Total Time
26 mins
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Servings
35 cookies
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Calories
108 kcal
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Course
Dessert, Baked Goods
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Cuisine
American
Mexican Wedding Cookies
Description
These cookies are rich, tender, and slightly crumbly with a melt-in-your-mouth texture. The dough combines softened butter with powdered sugar and vanilla, ensuring a creamy base before folding in the flour and salt for structure. Finely chopped pecans, walnuts, or almonds provide a warm, nutty contrast throughout each bite. Baking at 375°F for 10–12 minutes until lightly browned on the bottom edges develops a subtle toasted flavor without overbaking.
After baking, rolling the warm cookies in powdered sugar coats them evenly, giving the traditional sweet finish that also adds a pleasing visual element. These cookies are often served during celebrations or alongside tea or coffee as a sweet treat.
To enhance flavor, nuts can be toasted whole before chopping. Chopping can be done by knife or processor to a fine consistency to better incorporate into the dough. The recipe also recommends using parchment paper for easier cleanup but notes an ungreased sheet can be substituted if needed.
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter softened, unsalted
- 1 cup powdered sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 2 cups all-purpose flour plain flour
- 1 cup nuts pecans, walnuts, or almonds will work well with this recipe, please see recipe notes for instructions on optional toasting and on chopping your nuts, finely chopped; measure before chopping
- powdered sugar for rolling (about 1 ½ cups, additional
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper**.
- Combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a large bowl and an electric mixer) and beat until creamy.
- Gradually, with mixer on low-speed, add flour until ingredients are well combined (be sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl!).
- Add finely chopped nuts and use a spatula to work nuts into dough.
- Scoop cookie dough by approximately 1 tablespoon and roll between your hands to form a smooth ball. Place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies 1" apart.
- Bake on 375°F for 10-12 minutes or until bottom edges of cookies are just beginning to turn light golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before rolling generously through additional powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Notes
- To develop deeper flavor, toast whole nuts on a baking sheet at 350°F for 3-5 minutes before cooling and chopping finely.
- Chop nuts finely either with a knife or by pulsing briefly in a food processor for even incorporation.
- If parchment paper is not available, an ungreased cookie sheet can be used though cleanup may be more difficult.
Nutrition Information
Show DetailsNutrition Facts
Serving: 35cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 108 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 108 | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 9g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 34mg | 1% |
| Potassium | 21mg | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
| Vitamin A | 165IU | 3% |
| Calcium | 5mg | 1% |
| Iron | 0.4mg | 2% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
User Reviews
Overall Rating
5
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