Mexican Wedding Cookies (Snowball Cookies)
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Mexican Wedding Cookies (Snowball Cookies)
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So delicate that they melt in your mouth, these Mexican Wedding Cookies are always a classic staple! Also known as snowball cookies or Russian tea cakes, this is a recipe everyone that loves cookies needs on hand.
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Ingredients
- 1 cup pecans
- 1 cup butter softened
- 3/4 cup powdered sugar divided
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- 1/4 teaspoon salt
Instructions
- Place the pecans in a dry skillet and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring very frequently, until the pecans are toasted, about 5 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and allow them to cool.
- Once the pecans are cool enough to touch, chop them finely. (I like to leave them more of a rough chop, but you can also finely chop them so that you don’t have any big chunks of pecans in your cookies.)
- In a large bowl, beat the butter until light and smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and beat to combine. Mix in the vanilla extract and the almond extract.
- Add the flour, the salt, and the pecans to the bowl and mix to combine. Cover the dough and chill it for at least 1 hour.
- Preheat the oven to 325ºF.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place on parchment lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
- Bake just until starting to brown on the bottom, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for about 15 minutes.
- While the cookies are still warm, (but not hot), roll in the remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Transfer to parchment paper or waxed paper to cool completely.
- Once cool, either roll the cookies in the powdered sugar again, or dust the tops of the cookies with more powdered sugar.
Notes
- Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.
Nutrition Information
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Serving
1cookie
Calories
100kcal
(5%)
Carbohydrates
8g
(3%)
Protein
1g
(2%)
Fat
7g
(11%)
Saturated Fat
3g
(15%)
Polyunsaturated Fat
2g
Trans Fat
0g
Cholesterol
13mg
(4%)
Sodium
16mg
(1%)
Fiber
0g
(0%)
Sugar
3g
(6%)
Nutrition Facts
Serving: 36cookies
Amount Per Serving
Calories 100 kcal
% Daily Value*
| Serving | 1cookie | |
| Calories | 100kcal | 5% |
| Carbohydrates | 8g | 3% |
| Protein | 1g | 2% |
| Fat | 7g | 11% |
| Saturated Fat | 3g | 15% |
| Polyunsaturated Fat | 2g | 12% |
| Trans Fat | 0g | 0% |
| Cholesterol | 13mg | 4% |
| Sodium | 16mg | 1% |
| Fiber | 0g | 0% |
| Sugar | 3g | 6% |
* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.
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