Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe

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100% would make again

As part of a Mexican tradition, I tucked these tender cookies into small gift boxes for the guests at my sister's wedding a few years ago. Most folks gobbled them up before they ever got home! —Sarita Johnston, San Antonio, Texas

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  • 36 Servings
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.

Ingredients

  • 2 cups butter, softened
  • 1 cup confectioners' sugar
  • 4 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 cup finely chopped pecans
  • Additional confectioners' sugar

Directions

  • In a large bowl, cream butter and sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Gradually add flour until well combined. Stir in pecans.
  • Shape tablespoonfuls into 2-in. crescents. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 350° for 12-15 minutes or until lightly browned. Roll warm cookies in confectioners' sugar; cool on wire racks. Yield: about 6 dozen.

Nutrition Facts: 1 serving (2 each) equals 177 calories, 13 g fat (7 g saturated fat), 27 mg cholesterol, 103 mg sodium, 15 g carbohydrate, 1 g fiber, 2 g protein.

Mexican Wedding Cakes published in Taste of Home's Holiday & Celebrations Cookbook Annual 2001, p206

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Reviewed on May. 31, 2009 by gjretired

See "Russian Tea Cakes".  It cuts the recipe in half.

Reviewed on Apr. 28, 2009 by vamburn

Smile As a suggestion, you might want to try Pop-Up Blocker on so you don't have that problem. That's not Taste of Home's fault. Anonymous

Reviewed on Nov. 21, 2008 by b_layman_32

I had no problem reading this recipe. I made these last year for Christmas gifts. These are great tasting cookies. I am making them again this year and many years to come.

Beth :)

Reviewed on Dec. 28, 2007 by Anonymous

Before I could even get this recipe read--an ad came up OVER the screen and there was no way to 'cancel' it! This is very annoying!

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2007 by Jordi

Love these cookies!

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