Mexican Wedding Cookies

Recipe courtesy Paula Deen

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Cook Time:
40 min
Level:
Easy
Yield:
2 1/2 dozen cookies

Times:

Prep: 20 min
Inactive Prep: --
Cook: 40 min
Total:: 1 hr 0 min

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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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recipe Mexican Wedding Cookies
Danielle Pittsburgh, PA 07-23-2009
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Delicious!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These mexican wedding cookies were delicious and easy to make. My father (who is very very picky and not much of a sweet... eater) even liked them! He did have a suggestion however, to really make the flavor of the nuts pop, fry them for a little bit then dry them of course and add them to the mixture. I thought they were delicious just the way they were. They only lasted one day in my house.Read more
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Megan St Paul, MN 06-21-2009
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yay paula!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

absolutely fantastic! these cookies are so delicious. they did take a little over the 40 minutes for some reason and when... done, my crescents didn't look so "crescent-y". next time i think that i will make circles instead. but a wonderful recipe. Read more
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Irene Galveston, TX 01-22-2009
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Paula Has A Better Cookie Recipe
Rated: 2 stars out of 5

I feel this recipe does not compare to Paula's "Buttery Finger Cookies" from the Candy/Sweets Show. Similiar ingredients, but... with much better taste especially if you add mini chocolate chips. Try them!Read more
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Phillis renton, WA 12-25-2008
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Great Cookies
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

These cookies are simple and delicious.
recipe Mexican Wedding Cookies
RaShonda Marietta, GA 12-19-2008
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Super Easy!
Rated: 5 stars out of 5

I was looking for a recipe for these cookies because my local baker charges $0.85 a piece for the small bite sized goodies.... After finding Paula's recipe and seeing the reviews I decided to give it a try....these are worth the cost savings alone.Read more
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Kim gloucester, VA 06-24-2008
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good and easy to make
Rated: 4 stars out of 5

Made these at X mas. They were pretty good.