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Mole New Mexican Wedding Cookies

Name: Mole New Mexican Wedding Cookies
Prep time: 30 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 45 min
Yield: 2-1/2 dozen.
Cuisine: North America, Mexican
Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter, softened; 3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, divided; 1 teaspoon vanilla extract; 1 cup all-purpose flour; 1/2 cup ground pecans; 1 teaspoon chili powder; 1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon; 1/4 teaspoon ground cloves; 1/4 teaspoon ground allspice; 1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

5 reviews

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Total Time

Prep: 30 min. Bake: 15 min./batch + cooling

Makes

2-1/2 dozen

Updated: Sep. 23, 2022

Heat and sweet is such an amazing combination. I added chili powder and chocolate chips to give a new twist to traditional Mexican cookies. They melt in your mouth, and then the spice hits you. I just love them. — Marla Clark, Albuquerque, New Mexico

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Ingredients

1/2 cup butter, softened
3/4 cup confectioners' sugar, divided
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
1 cup all-purpose flour
1/2 cup ground pecans
1 teaspoon chili powder
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/4 teaspoon ground cloves
1/4 teaspoon ground allspice
1/2 cup miniature semisweet chocolate chips

Directions

Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1/3 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy; beat in vanilla. In another bowl, whisk together the next 6 ingredients. Gradually beat into creamed mixture. Fold in chocolate chips.

Shape dough into 1-in. balls. Place 1 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake until bottoms are lightly browned, 12-15 minutes. Remove from pans to wire racks to cool 5 minutes. Roll in remaining confectioners' sugar. Cool completely.

Nutrition Facts

1 cookie: 81 calories, 5g fat (3g saturated fat), 8mg cholesterol, 27mg sodium, 8g carbohydrate (5g sugars, 1g fiber), 1g protein.

Mole New Mexican Wedding Cookies

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