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Mexican Cookies Recipe

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Add a sweet treat to meal of tacos, enchiladas or fajitas with these easy-to-make dessert.—Kathy Ybarra, Rock Springs, Wyoming

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Mexican Cookies Recipe

Prep/Total Time: 20 min.

Yield: 16 Servings

10 10 20

Ingredients

4 flour tortillas (6 inches)
1/2 cup semisweet chocolate chips
3/4 teaspoon shortening
1/4 cup confectioners' sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Directions

Cut each tortilla into eight wedges; place on ungreased baking sheets. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or until lightly browned. Meanwhile, in a microwave, melt chocolate chips and shortening. Stir until smooth; keep warm.
In a large resealable plastic bag, combine confectioners' sugar and cinnamon. Add tortilla wedges a few at a time; shake to coat. Place on waxed paper-lined baking sheets. Drizzle with melted chocolate. Refrigerate until serving. Yield: 32 cookies.

Nutritional Facts 1 serving (2 each) equals 57 calories, 3 g fat (1 g saturated fat), 0 cholesterol, 57 mg sodium, 8 g carbohydrate, trace fiber, 1 g protein.

Originally published as Mexican Cookies in Quick Cooking November/December 1998, p20

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Reviewed on May. 09, 2011 by destine

I made these cookies for my son's Spanish class on Cinco de Mayo. The kids and teachers loved them. They all want the recipe. I followed the suggestion of spraying the tortilla wedges with butter spray. The powdered sugar clung perfectly to the tortillas.

Reviewed on May. 05, 2011 by gerbear857

Made these for Cinco de Mayo. They tasted good but the chocolate would not stick to the powdered sugar. How did Taste of Home get their chocolate to stick?

Reviewed on May. 05, 2010 by alicakes2666

Made these last night for today (Cinco de Mayo) - I took advice from other bakers to spray with butter - worked good! Will make them again and again! Maybe for Cinco de June !! :)

Reviewed on Apr. 18, 2010 by patriciagoss

I liked these cookies, but I sprayed them lightly with spray butter when I took them out of the oven and the sugar coated them so much better without changing the taste.

Reviewed on Apr. 17, 2010 by ssuzie

The cookies were delicious and fun to make.

Reviewed on Dec. 20, 2009 by lunachik285

These were very easy and fun to make. A very light, sweet snack. The only problem I had was that chocolate doesn't stick to powdered sugar very well! It's a nice thing to make though with leftover tortilla shells.

Reviewed on Sep. 04, 2009 by plschmitz

Great presentation but not the greatest on flavor. Maybe because it isn't the traditional cookie. Mine didn't coat with the sugar as well as the photo. The taste was just ok but the kids loved making and serving them.