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Snowball cookies dusted with powdered sugar.
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Mexican Wedding Cookies (Snowball Cookies)

So delicate that they melt in your mouth, these Mexican Wedding Cookies are always a classic staple! Also known as snowball cookies or Russian tea cakes, this is a recipe everyone that loves cookies needs on hand.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 2 hours
Servings 36 cookies
Calories 100kcal
Author Deborah Harroun

Ingredients

  • 1 cup pecans
  • 1 cup butter softened
  • 3/4 cup powdered sugar divided
  • 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
  • 1 teaspoon almond extract
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1/4 teaspoon salt

Instructions

  • Place the pecans in a dry skillet and place over medium heat. Cook, stirring very frequently, until the pecans are toasted, about 5 minutes. Remove to a cutting board and allow them to cool.
  • Once the pecans are cool enough to touch, chop them finely. (I like to leave them more of a rough chop, but you can also finely chop them so that you don’t have any big chunks of pecans in your cookies.)
  • In a large bowl, beat the butter until light and smooth. Add 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and beat to combine. Mix in the vanilla extract and the almond extract.
  • Add the flour, the salt, and the pecans to the bowl and mix to combine. Cover the dough and chill it for at least 1 hour.
  • Preheat the oven to 325ºF. 
  • Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place on parchment lined baking sheets, about 2 inches apart.
  • Bake just until starting to brown on the bottom, about 15-20 minutes. Remove from the oven and let the cookies sit on the baking sheets for about 15 minutes.
  • While the cookies are still warm, (but not hot), roll in the remaining 1/4 cup powdered sugar. Transfer to parchment paper or waxed paper to cool completely.
  • Once cool, either roll the cookies in the powdered sugar again, or dust the tops of the cookies with more powdered sugar.

Notes

Nutrition information provided as an estimate only. Various brands and products can change the counts. Any nutritional information should be used as a general guide.

Nutrition

Serving: 1cookie | Calories: 100kcal | Carbohydrates: 8g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 7g | Saturated Fat: 3g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 2g | Trans Fat: 0g | Cholesterol: 13mg | Sodium: 16mg | Fiber: 0g | Sugar: 3g