Pecan Sandies (Mexican Wedding Cookies/Cake)

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  • Prep Time

    10 mins

  • Cook Time

    10 mins

  • refrigeration

    1 hr

  • Total Time

    30 mins

  • Servings

    36

  • Calories

    122 kcal

  • Course

    Dessert

  • Cuisine

    American

Pecan Sandies (Mexican Wedding Cookies/Cake)

These delicious pecan cookies go by many names - Pecan Sandies or Mexican Wedding Cookies/Cake, but they are all the same buttery, melt in your mouth family favorite! 

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Ingredients

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  • 1 cup salted butter
  • 1/3 cup white sugar
  • 2 teaspoons water
  • 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
  • 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
  • 2 cup very finely minced pecans
  • 1/2 cup powdered/confectioners' sugar
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Instructions

  1. Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the water and vanilla.
  2. Stir in the flour and pecans until well blended.
  3. Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least four hours.
  4. Preheat the oven to 325 °F.
  5. Shape the dough into walnut sized balls or crescents. (Crescent shaped are more the traditional Mexican wedding form of these cookies.)
  6. Place the dough balls or crescents 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
  7. Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
  8. Cool on a baking rack, then roll in the confectioners sugar. I don't roll them when they are warm as they still will soak up the powdered sugar while cool and this way they don't get sticky.

Notes

  • Use almonds in this recipe and shape the cookies into crescents to make Mexican Wedding Cookies

Nutrition Information

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Calories 122kcal (6%) Carbohydrates 9g (3%) Protein 1g (2%) Fat 9g (14%) Saturated Fat 3g (15%) Cholesterol 13mg (4%) Sodium 45mg (2%) Potassium 31mg (1%) Sugar 3g (6%) Vitamin A 160IU (3%) Vitamin C 0.1mg (0%) Calcium 6mg (1%) Iron 0.5mg (3%)

Nutrition Facts

Serving: 36Serving

Amount Per Serving

Calories 122 kcal

% Daily Value*

Calories 122kcal 6%
Carbohydrates 9g 3%
Protein 1g 2%
Fat 9g 14%
Saturated Fat 3g 15%
Cholesterol 13mg 4%
Sodium 45mg 2%
Potassium 31mg 1%
Sugar 3g 6%
Vitamin A 160IU 3%
Vitamin C 0.1mg 0%
Calcium 6mg 1%
Iron 0.5mg 3%

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

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