Traditional Mexican Wedding Cookies

Traditional Mexican Wedding Cookies

from food.com
Dessert
45 min
96 kcal / serving

My mom and I have been baking these for as long as I can remember. They are delectable butter-type cookies served as favors at traditional Mexican weddings. They also make a wonderful addition to any Christmas goodie platter.

Ingredients

  • 1 cupbutter, softened
  • ½ cuppowdered sugar
  • 1 teaspoonvanilla
  • 2 ¼ cupssifted flour
  • ¼ teaspoonsalt
  • ¾ cupchopped walnuts or 3/4 cup pecans
  • powdered sugar (for rolling baked cookies in)

Directions

  1. 1

    Cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; stir in vanilla.

  2. 2

    Whisk together flour and salt; add gradually to butter mixture; stir in chopped nuts.

  3. 3

    Chill dough if it seems too soft.

  4. 4

    Form dough into 1 1/4" balls and place onto parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheets.

  5. 5

    Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or just until the cookies start to turn light golden-brown; remove from oven and allow to cool slightly; while cookies are still warm (but NOT hot) remove them from baking sheets and roll, a few at a time, in powdered sugar until evenly coated; cool cookies completely on wire racks.

  6. 6

    Cookies may (optionally) be rolled in powdered sugar a second time once cooled to room temperature.

  7. 7

    NOTE: Forming dough into 1" balls will increase yield to 48 cookies.