Mexican wedding cookies are simple and easy to make, requiring one bowl, and 5 ingredients. Leave enough time to chill the dough for an hour in the refrigerator. This will help the cookies keep their consistency. Pecans or walnuts work well for the rich buttery, sugary, and nutty flavor.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword Easy Mexican wedding cookies, Mexican wedding cookies, Mexican wedding cookies ingredients, Mexican wedding cookies recipe, Recipe for Mexican wedding cookies
Prep Time 10 minutesminutes
Cook Time 13 minutesminutes
Dough chilling time 1 hourhour
Servings 30cookies
Equipment
Mixing bowl
Electric mixer (handheld or stand)
Measuring cups and spoons
Baking sheet
Parchment paper
Ingredients
1cup2 sticks unsalted butter, room temperature
½cuppowdered sugar with extra for rolling the dough balls and baked cookies in
1cupfinely chopped pecans or walnutspulse in food processor if you buy them whole
¼ teaspoonsalt omit if using salted butter
Instructions
In a mixing bowl, cream together the butter and powdered sugar with an electric mixer until light and fluffy. Add pure vanilla extract and mix until incorporated.
Slowly mix in the flour, ½ cup at a time. Mix in the chopped nuts.
Cover the bowl, and chill the dough in the refrigerator for one hour.
Preheat oven to 350°F.
Using a tablespoon, scoop out the dough. Using your hands, form them into balls. They should be about 1 inch in diameter.
Place the dough balls on a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
Bake at 350°F for 12 - 15 minutes, or until the edges are lightly golden brown.
Let the cookies cool on the baking sheet for 2 minutes then roll in powdered sugar.
Transfer to a wire rack to cool completely.
Once they are cooled, roll them again in powdered sugar and serve or store.
Notes
Chill the dough or one hour before shaping and baking.
Use room temperature butter. Cold butter will result in a denser cookie.
Use small pieces of nuts. Pulse in food processor if necessary. You don't want to have to bite down in a larger piece in the cookies.
Shape dough balls into 1-inch in diameter.
Cool the cookies slightly and then roll in confectioners sugar. Roll them again in the sugar when they are cooled completely.
If you don't have pecans or walnuts, you can try using crushed almonds, hazelnuts, or pistachios.