Handmade Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe
These Wedding Cookies are a delicate treat. All butter they say, because it really does taste that way. More importantly, they are a cookie option to make by hand or with the help of a kitchen appliance. It's all about options and great taste for these powdered sugar cookie bites made from real butter At Home.
Servings: 18 people
Calories: 205kcal
Equipment
- 2 Mixing Bowls
- 1 Dinner fork (if making by hand method)
- 1 Knife for chopping walnuts
- Plastic wrap
- Measuring cup
Ingredients
- 1 cup salted butter salado or unsalted pure butter is rich and preferential
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 2 cups flour all purpose
- 1 tbsp Mexican Vanilla
- 1 cup walnuts
Cookie Coating
- 1/4 cup powdered sugar 1/4 cup at a time.
Instructions
To make the wedding cookies by hand
- Cream the softened butter with the back of a fork for about 1 minute.
- Add only half of the powdered sugar, and work it into the butter, followed by remaining half and mix another minute.
- Add Mexican Vanilla to the butter mixture and stir it it. You will see the color of the butter brown up with the addition of vanilla. (about 30 seconds only.)
- Add flour to the butter bowl, 1 cup at a time. Mix using the same fork and repeat with remaining cup of flour. (about 3 minutes.)
- for the final mixing step: Pick a hand to mix in the walnuts and form the dough in middle of mixing bowl.
- cover dough with plastic wrap, and split into two equal pieces to form logs or refrigerate as a ball to cool if forming balls.
- bake in a preheated oven at 350 degees for 14-22 minutes.
Notes
- Recipe yield: about 32 Mexican Wedding Cookies.
- Storage: once completely cool place these cookies in a food safe storage with airtight lid. These cookies will last up to 5-days on the counter or up to 7 in the refrigerator.
- Enjoy this rich cookie in moderation and share with all your people.
- NOTE: I make them by hand every time, because they always taste better by hand.
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Nutrition
Serving: 2cookies | Calories: 205kcal | Carbohydrates: 16g | Protein: 3g | Fat: 15g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 4g | Monounsaturated Fat: 3g | Trans Fat: 0.4g | Cholesterol: 27mg | Sodium: 82mg | Potassium: 47mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 317IU | Vitamin C: 0.1mg | Calcium: 12mg | Iron: 0.3mg