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| Mexican Wedding Cookies - ButterYum |
Little ButterYum made these tender and tasty powdered sugar covered cookies for a school function recently, and there wasn't a single cookie left to bring home at the end of the evening. Kept in an airtight container, these cookies can be made weeks ahead of time. The recipe contains no eggs and goes together very easily using a food processor. Alternately, the dough can be mixed together by hand if you have finely ground nuts already on hand.
Mexican Wedding Cookies
makes 2 dozen cookies Adapted from Rose's Christmas Cookies
(plan ahead - dough should chill for about an hour before baking)
1/2 cup toasted nuts, finely chopped (1.75 ounces or 50 grams) we used pecans and almonds
1 cup powdered sugar (4 ounces or 115 grams)
1 cup unsalted butter, room temp (8 ounces or 227 grams)
1 teaspoon pure vanilla extract
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 3/4 cups bleached all-purpose flour (8.75 ounces or 250grams)
additional powdered sugar for dredging
To chop the nuts, place them in the workbowl of a food processor fitted with a metal blade, along with 1 cup powdered sugar; pulse until nuts are finely ground. Add butter, vanilla, and salt; process until smooth, scraping the sides of the work bowl as needed. Add flour and pulse until dough clumps together in a ball. Alternately, you can combine all the ingredients by hand, or using a stand mixer.
Wrap dough in plastic and refrigerate for 1-3 hours. Preheat oven to 350F. Divide dough into 24 equal portions and roll each into a ball. Place on silpat lined cookie sheet, about 1 1/2 inches apart. Bake for 20 minutes until the edges just start to brown. Remove sheet pan from oven and let cookies rest for 3 minutes before dredging in powdered sugar (do this while the cookies are still warm). After dredging, allow the cookies to cool completely on a wire rack and dredge in powdered sugar a second time. Store cookies in an airtight covered container at room temperature for up to a month (they'll never last that long once you taste them!). Enjoy!
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mmm can it get any better? well maybe a little wedding cake too...and a good buffet....and ...sorry I love food and got carried away once again by your beautiful blog.
ReplyDeletemmmmm, I'm with shannon! I love Mexican Wedding Cakes. I usually see them in the shape of little balls, these are so cute flattened. Shall have to try them that way. If you get a chance and would like to try to win an awesome book in my giveaway, please stop by my blog!
ReplyDeleteThese are my favorite cookies! So not on the menu for today!! I'll have to make them for a group so I won't eat them all!
ReplyDeleteThese are a family favorite. And they just melt in your mouth. My neighbor makes them for the holidays every year and they're the first thing I eat...and don't share. love 'em!
ReplyDeleteThese cookies are so awesome. I make them at Christmas time with cashews. You are right, they do not last long. I may have to make some now.
ReplyDeleteThese look melt-in-your-mouth delicious. I have a similar recipe and I make them every Christmas, my most requested cookie, I call them "snowballs". Recipe is a keeper! xo,
ReplyDeleteEasy enough; I think I'll copy our recipe and take them to work tomorrow. Thanks Debi
ReplyDeleteMy dad used to buy boxes of Mexican wedding cookies, and I would always look for that bright pink box hidden in the cabinet and steal some out of it! I love that you make them yourself.
ReplyDeleteOf all the cookies I've made, I haven't tried these... yet. But I sure will:@)
ReplyDeleteYour Mexican Wedding cookies look fabulous! :)
ReplyDeleteI love this kind of cookie! So tender and delicious. Congratulations to your Little Butter Yum :)
ReplyDeleteI should have never said, "No more sweets...." These looks so tasty!
ReplyDeleteHow fun to have a little Butter Yum in the family! These are my husband's favorites. Great job, not a cookie left!
ReplyDeleteMmmm, yum! Sounds like a light and tasty cookie.
ReplyDeleteI'd like to invite you to share this recipe on my weekly link-up, Sweet Tooth Friday. I hope to see you there. http://alli-n-son.com/2011/05/19/chocolate-chip-muffins/
These look delish and would be perfect with a cup of tea! I just made Lavendar Mint Shortbread cookies that were sooo good!
ReplyDeleteYum! These are my favourites! I think I should go and make some now!
ReplyDeleteI can taste them now! I have a friend that makes them for us every Christmas, along with other cookies and these are gone first :-)
ReplyDeleteThese cookies have been popular at my house too! I have made Rose's recipe and others and I think the key here is to toast the nuts.
ReplyDeleteThey look fantastic. I love any cookie that's dredged in powdered sugar for some reason. Bravo to Little Yum for making these.
ReplyDeleteWow these look fantastic. Thanks for stopping by Trilogy Edibles. I'm now a follower! Your blog is amazing.
ReplyDeleteLove "Little Butteryum"! Great job and beautiful cookies!
ReplyDeleteThis is such a delicious cookie. It so always nice to have a new version of it to try. I hope you have a great weekend. Blessings...Mary
ReplyDeletewell, don't those just look enchanting! thanks for sharing! i adore this :)
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I love wedding cookies!!!! They are my favorite. Can't wait to try yours. I'm just afraid that I will eat all of them.
ReplyDeleteThese are delicious; my daughter's favorite cookie!
ReplyDeleteHi! I'm having a linky party over at my blog called A Themed Baker's Sunday which this weeks theme is cakes! If you have any cakes i would love for you to join! If not, come back nexxt Sunday to see our new theme!
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I love how they melt in your mouth; they are such a pretty cookie. Joni
ReplyDeleteThese look delicious. I would prefer these to the hard round Mexican Wedding Cookies. I would love it if you would stop by my dessert linky party and share your recipe on A Well-Seasoned Life's Sweet Indulgences Sunday.
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Oh my! I can't think of anything more yummy. It's been too long since I've had some of these!
ReplyDeleteI want some now! Have a great weekend:)
ReplyDeleteOh, I adore these cookies! How nice that ButterYum junior made these...none of my kiddos wants to learn to bake (they just like to eat!). I've never used the food processor method, but it's genius!
ReplyDeleteI LOVE Mexican Wedding Cookies but have never made them. I can't wait to try! Love That Little ButterYum made these.....
ReplyDeleteone of my favorite things on earth is a good sugar cookie. They are always a welcome addition at home or at social functions. I've found several different variations at my recipe club that I've experimented with over the years. You really can't go wrong with a good simple sugar cookie like these.
ReplyDeleteYum yum YUM!!!!! I'm coming over! These look amazing....perfect for summer (or anytime!)
ReplyDeletewhat a stunning recipe as traditional as my grandmother food!
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