ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES III RECIPE | ALLRECIPES
Also sometimes called 'Mexican wedding cookie', 'Russian tea cakes', or 'butterballs', can also be made into crescents. You can also substitute pecans and they are very good as well. This is the best version of these I have ever seen, it was given me by a friend who grew up in central Europe.
Provided by Chris Hetherington
Categories World Cuisine European Italian
Total Time 1 hours 20 minutes
Prep Time 45 minutes
Cook Time 15 minutes
Yield 80 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
- Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds and vanilla. Blend in flour gradually and mix well.
- Shape into balls (or crescents) using about 1 teaspoon for each cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15-20 min. Do not brown. Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 140 calories, CarbohydrateContent 11.5 g, CholesterolContent 18.3 mg, FatContent 9.7 g, FiberContent 0.9 g, ProteinContent 2.2 g, SaturatedFatContent 4.6 g, SodiumContent 44.9 mg, SugarContent 3.5 g
TRADITIONAL MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES RECIPE - FOOD.COM
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 minutes
Prep Time 15 minutes
Cook Time 30 minutes
Yield 3 dozen, 36 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; stir in vanilla.
- Whisk together flour and salt; add gradually to butter mixture; stir in chopped nuts.
- Chill dough if it seems too soft.
- Form dough into 1 1/4" balls and place onto parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheets.
- 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.
- Cookies may (optionally) be rolled in powdered sugar a second time once cooled to room temperature.
- NOTE: Forming dough into 1" balls will increase yield to 48 cookies.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 96.4, FatContent 6.8, SaturatedFatContent 3.4, CholesterolContent 13.6, SodiumContent 61.4, CarbohydrateContent 8, FiberContent 0.4, SugarContent 1.7, ProteinContent 1.2
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