Traditional Mexican Wedding Cookies

Deb's Recipes's Note:

My mom and I have been baking these for as long as I can remember. They are delectable butter-type cookies served as favors at traditional Mexican weddings. They also make a wonderful addition to any Christmas goodie platter.

• Total Time: 45 mins
• Prep Time: 15 mins
• Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients:

Serves: 36

Yield: 3.0 dozen

• 1 cup butter , softened
• ½ cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 ¼ cups sifted flour
• ¼ teaspoon salt
• ¾ cup chopped walnuts
• powdered sugar (for rolling baked cookies in)

Directions:

1. Cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; stir in vanilla.
2. Whisk together flour and salt; add gradually to butter mixture; stir in chopped nuts.
3. Chill dough if it seems too soft.
4. Form dough into 1 1/4" balls and place onto parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheets.
5. Bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or just until the cookies start to turn light golden-brown; remove from oven and allow to cool slightly; while cookies are still warm (but NOT hot) remove them from baking sheets and roll, a few at a time, in powdered sugar until evenly coated; cool cookies completely on wire racks.
6. Cookies may (optionally) be rolled in powdered sugar a second time once cooled to room temperature.
7. NOTE: Forming dough into 1" balls will increase yield to 48 cookies.

Reviews

[christalovesotto]

these were a big hit, my first time making these. need to figure out how to not have a dark bottom...used parchment paper but still had a darker bottom than i wanted. still delish!

[cookin_momma]

This was my first time making them. I hosted a cookie exchange party and they were a hit. Very easy and delicious!

[MaMa's Apprentice]

Fantastic! My grandmother included these as party of her annual Christmas cookie platter and these are just like I remember. Yum! (Only sub was pecans for the walnuts.)