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    Pecan Puffs (Aka Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Tea Cakes)

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    • on June 09, 2009

      These are amazing. I normally make them around christmas time for parties and they go fast! I don't really chop the pecans because you can't taste them. It tastes better with big chunks of pecans. Also be careful when rolling them in the powdered sugar. I put the sugar in a bowl and rolled them one or two at a time because they will break up.

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    • on December 26, 2009

      These were really good! I think I must have used more pecans because they were more "pecanny" than I expected. But they were still great cookies and I am going to make them again and again as they are a favorite of our family and are great cookies.

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    • on April 25, 2009

      What a treasure, so easy to make, I would even say foolproof. I used walnuts as that is what I had but only 1 cup and they still tasted & looked like they came from a specialty shop. Next time I will try with the right amount of pecans but not sure there is much room for improvement. Thanks so much for this wonderful recipe.

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    • on December 15, 2008

      Mmmm . . . these cookies are really good. I did make an adjustment, as I've been looking for a specific recipe with farina. Per BecR's advice in the recipe request forum, I followed her basic recipe but instead of adding in 2 cups of flour, I only added in 1 1/2 cups of flour and added in 1/2 cup of farina, along with 1/2 teaspoon baking powder. Although they are not the exact cookie I was looking for, they still turned out to be a wonderful cookie! Thanks, Becky!

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    • on March 29, 2008

      Wow, these are fantastic! Super easy to make and such a wonderful, light melt in the mouth texture. I halved the recipe but it still made loads ~lucky for us! Thanks

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    • on December 28, 2007

      I made these for my cookie trays this year. My mom use to make them and so I thought I'd give it a try. Very easy to do. The only time consuming thing is rolling them in the sugar while they are still warm. I did end up putting less on the baking sheet the second batch, so they would be good and warm for the sugar "bath." Very good recipe. Thanks for sharing!

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    • on November 16, 2008

      I made 6 dozen today and used ground walnuts for a fund raiser. I also used almond extract instead of vanilla. I liked the idea that you didn't have to refrigerate the dough. The dough was easy to form, didn't fall apart and was easy to prepare.This is a four star rating for me. For some reason the stars do not want to stay on after choosing.

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    • on December 18, 2007

      these were pretty delicious!

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    • on December 18, 2007

      I am a little confused by the title. Mexican wedding cakes do have pecans...the difference is Russian tea cakes have walnuts instead..

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    • on December 13, 2007

      These cookies are my favorite love how they just melt in your mouth, I make them every year.

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    • on December 09, 2007

      i was THRILLED to find this recipe. An acquaintance at work usually makes them. I just have 1 little problem ; I GORGE myself on them. :( (yummy) Leskin

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    • on September 18, 2007

      These were pretty good. Different. I can see making these during the Winter holidays to go with the pecan season, and perfect with hot cocoa!

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    • on March 29, 2007

      Turned out perfect. Hard to stop eating!

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    Nutritional Facts for Pecan Puffs (Aka Mexican Wedding Cakes or Russian Tea Cakes)

    Serving Size: 1 (753 g)

    Servings Per Recipe: 1

    Amount Per Serving
    % Daily Value
    Calories 1060.8
     
    Calories from Fat 772
    72%
    Total Fat 85.8 g
    132%
    Saturated Fat 32.6 g
    163%
    Cholesterol 122.0 mg
    40%
    Sodium 328.8 mg
    13%
    Total Carbohydrate 64.0 g
    21%
    Dietary Fiber 6.9 g
    27%
    Sugars 11.0 g
    44%
    Protein 11.9 g
    23%
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