Mexican Wedding Cookies
Serves 16
15 mins prep
12 mins cook
27 mins total
Mexican Wedding Cookies are a real treat! Made with butter and pecans then rolled in powdered sugar. They look like miniature snowballs and perfect for Christmas, birthdays, and special occasions.
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Preheat oven to 375 degrees F
Mix butter, powdered sugar, vanilla, and salt in a bowl.
Beat until creamy. (About 2-3 minutes)
Slowly add the flour. Mix on low while doing this.
Occasionally scrape down the sides of the bowl.
Add the nuts. Using a spatula work the nuts into the dough.
Take about 1 tablespoon of the dough.
Using your hands, roll into a small ball. Place on a lined cookie sheet.
Space the cookies about 1” apart. Repeat until there is no more dough.
Bake for 10-12 minutes.
The bottoms of the cookies will be golden brown.
Let cool on a cooling rack. About 10 minutes.
Then roll each cookie on powdered sugar.
Repeat with all the cookies.
Enjoy!