Mexican Wedding Cakes

Name: Mexican Wedding Cakes
Ingredients: 1/2 cup powdered sugar; 1 cup butter or margarine, softened; 2 teaspoons vanilla; 2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 cup finely chopped or ground almonds or pecans; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup powdered sugar

Preparation time: 90 mins
Cooking time: 90 mins
Difficulty: moderate
Serves: 54 people

mvchamor

February 1, 2016

Mexican Wedding Cakes.

Bake these nutty Mexican cookies – a delicious dessert treat for a crowd.

Mexican Wedding Cakes

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Ingredients

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1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped or ground almonds or pecans
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup powdered sugar

Instructions

Heat oven to 325°F. In large bowl, beat 1/2 cup powdered sugar, the butter and vanilla with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. On low speed, beat in flour, almonds and salt until dough forms.
Shape dough into 1-inch balls. On ungreased cookie sheets, place balls 1 inch apart.
Bake 13 to 17 minutes or until set but not brown. Immediately remove from cookie sheets to cooling racks. Cool slightly, about 10 minutes.
Place 3/4 cup powdered sugar in small bowl. Roll cookies in powdered sugar. Cool completely, about 15 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar again. Cookies can be placed in an airtight container and freeze up to 3 weeks. Before serving, thaw the cookies and reroll them in powdered sugar.