Friday, December 18, 2009

It's Christmas Time! Bring Forth the Mexican Wedding Cookies


These little cookies are delicious and loved by nearly everyone! They are rich, delicate, and totally addictive.

Preheat oven to 300 degrees.

Combine:
2 sticks softened butter
2 T. sugar
1 T. vanilla

Whip with electric mixer. Add in:

2 cups flour (with mixer)

2 cups chopped pecans (use wooden spoon to mix in)

Then, roll small balls and put close together on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake for approximately 45 minutes.

Take out of the oven and let cool on newspaper. Then, toss in powered sugar. Let cool more, then roll again (2x in the powdered sugar).

ENJOY!!