Photo: Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe
Ingredients
- 1 cup unsalted butter, at room temperature
- 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar, plus more for coating baked cookies
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 3/4 cups all-purpose flour, plus more for dusting hands
- 1 cup pecans, chopped into very small pieces
Directions
Preheat the oven to 275 degrees F. Line cookies sheets with parchment paper.
Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar at low speed until it is smooth. Beat in the vanilla. At low speed gradually add the flour. Mix in the pecans with a spatula. With floured hands, take out about 1 tablespoon of dough and shape into a crescent. Continue to dust hands with flour as you make more cookies. Place onto prepared cookie sheets. Bake for 40 minutes. When cool enough to handle but still warm, roll in additional confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.
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By tammymanno_11361741
kingwood, TX
on April 26, 2013
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delicious!! what a hit, thanks paula!!
i did bake at 325 for 12 minutes as previous reviewers suggested.
By CasperTFG
Raleigh
on December 14, 2012
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Delish. Used walnuts and added chopped orange flavored cranberries. Also substituted orange extract for vanilla.
Just like momma use to make. (well sorta
By k.rhodus
on December 12, 2012
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My husband had asked me to make these cookies. I searched all over online and these were the best rated so I thought I would give them a try! What a great idea that was. These turned out absolutely amazing. My husband came home and couldn't believe I had made them! They make a VERY pretty cookie and perfect for the holidays! The only change I made was I scooped them out with a floured tablespoon and kept them in ball form. Delicious!!
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