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Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:  
Ingredients:  
1 cup cold butter, cubed. Use a quality butter never margarine
¼ cup powdered sugar
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1tsp almond extract
1 cup pecans
2 cups flour

1 cup powdered sugar for rolling after baking
Directions:
Directions:
Preheat oven to 325º
Grind pecans with powdered sugar in blended or food processer.
Mix butter, pecans and sugar, flour and extracts in mixer until just combined.
If needed , finish mixing with your hands until it all comes together in large ball.

Make small balls, about 1 inch, and place on baking sheet.

Bake about 20 minutes, until bottom, of cookie is golden.
Once done, immediately roll in powdered sugar.
when cool, reroll in sugar.
Personal Notes:
Personal Notes:
This is all about he butter and pecans. make sure they are as fresh as possible. Don't over mix. The dough should stay cold. If needed, refrigerate between batches
I usually can make 1 batch on one large cookie sheet
This is Grandma Murrietta's recipe and I am the only one she has ever given it to.
Treat this as special.

 

 

 

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