Mexican Wedding Cookies
Mexican Wedding Cookies are a classic Christmas cookie recipe made with finely chopped pecans and tossed in powdered sugar to make them look like delicious snowballs!
Servings 36
Calories 103kcal
Ingredients
- 2 cups All Purpose Flour
- 1 cup Pecans finely chopped
- 1/2 teaspoon Salt
- 1 cup Butter unsalted, room temperature
- 1 cup Powdered Sugar divided
- 2 teaspoons Vanilla Extract
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- In a small bowl combine flour, pecans, and salt.
- In the bowl of your mixer combine butter and 1/2 cup of powdered sugar, creaming them together on low speed until smooth.
- Continue mixing the dough as you add the vanilla.
- Add the flour mixture to the butter and sugar ½ cup at a time continuing to mix until fully incorporated.
- Form the cookie dough into balls using about 1 tablespoon of dough for each.
- Place them on a lined baking sheet at least 1 inch apart.
- Bake in 325 degree F oven for 18-20 minutes. The cookie should be pale but the bottom should be beginning to brown.
- Move cookies to a cooling rack and let them cool completely before gently tossing each one in the remaining 1/2 cup of powdered sugar to coat it completely.
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Nutrition
Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 103kcal | Carbohydrates: 9g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 77mg | Potassium: 20mg | Sugar: 3g | Vitamin A: 160IU | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 0.4mg