Aunt Cathie's Mexican Wedding Cakes

These are a wonderful butter cookie with pecans and powdered sugar.

Category: Desserts

Cuisine: American

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2 reviews

Ready in 2 hours

by katymcgill

Ingredients

1 lb. powdered sugar plus extra for rolling

1/4 cup Sugar

2 cups Flour

2 cups pecans (or walnuts) chopped

1 cup of Butter

1 tsp vanilla

Directions

Cream butter and sugar Add vanilla Sift flour and powdered sugar together Add chopped nuts Gradually add flour mixture to butter Chill for 1 hour Form into 1 inch balls Place on ungreased cookie sheet Bake at 300 for 20-25 minutes Cool slightly Roll cookies in powdered sugar while still warm.

Reviews

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I made this recipe found the the dough was hard to work with and the cookies are far to sweet.

JudyHachey

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Make sure to roll the cookies while they are still warm, it helps the powdered sugar to stick to the cookie. [I posted this recipe.]

katymcgill

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