Mexican Wedding Cookies

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Mexican Wedding Cookies

These Mexican Wedding Cookies are soft, buttery pecan cookies that melt-in-your-mouth! Don’t be fooled by the name, these little snowballs make a great addition to your favorite holiday cookie collection. They'll be gone in seconds! 

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Ingredients

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  • 1 ½ cups pecans
  • cup powdered sugar same as icing sugar or confectioner's sugar
  • 1 cup butter unsalted, at room temperature
  • 2 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • ½ teaspoon salt
  • 1 cup powdered sugar same as icing sugar or confectioner's sugar
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Instructions

  1. Preheat Oven: Preheat oven to 325°F. Line a cookie sheet with parchment paper or silpat.
  2. Pulse the Pecans: Place the pecans and powdered sugar in a food processor. Pulse the pecans and powdered sugar, until the nuts are finely ground, about 1 minute.
  3. Mix: In the bowl of your mixer, add the pecan mixture, the butter and vanilla. Mix it until everything is well combined.
  4. Combine: In another bowl mix the flour and salt together. Slowly add the flour mixture to the mixer bowl and mix on low speed until everything is well incorporated.
  5. Form: Scoop up tablespoonfuls of the dough and roll the dough between the palms of your hands into a ball or use a small cookie scoop to scoop out cookie dough. Place the balls on the prepared cookie sheet.
  6. Bake: Bake the cookies for about 18 to 20 minutes and then transfer them to a wire rack and let them cool completely on a cooling rack.
  7. Finish: In a bowl sift about a cup of powdered sugar then roll each cooled cookie in the sugar to coat it completely.

Notes

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  • The key to these cookies is keeping them round and rolling them in powdered sugar to finish them off, it will ensure we get that snowball look and a sweet melty mouth feel.
  • Not a pecan fan? You can always use chopped walnuts, almonds, or even hazelnuts! Whatever kind you prefer will work just fine.
  • To bring out the flavor of the pecans even more, toast them in the oven for about 5 minutes at 350°F or until you start to smell them.
  • Don't grease your cookie sheets. I always line them with parchment paper or a silpat, this way there’s no cleaning required afterwards.
  • You can store your Mexican wedding cookies in an airtight container at room temperature for about 3 days, if they'll last that long. If you notice that the powdered sugar on them melts into the cookie, don't worry. Just sprinkle them with more, or simply roll them through a bit more powdered sugar.
  • To freeze, simply transfer your cooled cookies to an airtight container and freeze for up to 3 months.

Nutrition Information

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Serving 1cookie Calories 121kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 11g (4%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 8g (12%) Saturated Fat 4g (20%) Cholesterol 14mg (5%) Sodium 33mg (1%) Potassium 26mg (1%) Fiber 1g (4%) Sugar 6g (12%) Vitamin A 160IU (3%) Vitamin C 1mg (1%) Calcium 5mg (1%) Iron 1mg (6%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 121 kcal

% Daily Value*

Serving 1cookie
Calories 121kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 11g 4%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 8g 12%
Saturated Fat 4g 20%
Cholesterol 14mg 5%
Sodium 33mg 1%
Potassium 26mg 1%
Fiber 1g 4%
Sugar 6g 12%
Vitamin A 160IU 3%
Vitamin C 1mg 1%
Calcium 5mg 1%
Iron 1mg 6%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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