Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe

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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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Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe
  • Prep/Total Time: 30 min.
  • Yield: 36 Servings
15 15 30

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 and mix well. 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.

Nutritional 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.

Originally published as Mexican Wedding Cakes 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

Reviewed on Dec. 11, 2007 by Jordi

Love these cookies!

 
 

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