Best Best Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipes

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MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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These crumbly, sandy, nut-rich cookies are nearly always rolled twice in confectioners' sugar after baking, which is why there's so little sugar in the dough.

Provided by Martha Stewart

Categories     Food & Cooking     Dessert & Treats Recipes     Cookie Recipes

Time 1h30m

Yield Makes 24 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup pecan halves
1 cup all-purpose flour, spooned and leveled
1/4 cup granulated sugar
1/4 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1/8 teaspoon salt
1/2 cup (1 stick) unsalted butter, room temperature
1 cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a food processor, pulse pecans, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal; add butter and pulse until a dough forms. Shape dough into a disk, and wrap tightly in plastic; refrigerate until firm, 30 to 60 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 level tablespoon. Space 1 1/2 inches apart on two large baking sheets. Bake, switching sheets from top to bottom halfway through, until cookies are just golden around edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
  • Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to a rack to cool completely. Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Roll cookies in sugar twice to coat thoroughly, tapping off excess.

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES II



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Light, crunchy, round, buttery balls, with chopped nuts in them, coated with confectioner's sugar. These look nice when placed on a tray in the mini paper cupcake liners.

Provided by Julie Lavado

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Yield 21

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter, softened
8 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Mix all the ingredients together with a mixer until well blended. Roll dough into round small balls.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Cool completely then roll in additional confectionary sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 23.2 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 62.8 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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As part of a Mexican tradition, I tucked these tender cookies into small gift boxes for the guests at my sister's wedding a few years ago. Most folks gobbled them up before they ever got home! -Sarita Johnston, San Antonio, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans. , Shape tablespoons of dough into 2-in. crescents. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until light brown, 12-15 minutes. Roll cookies in additional confectioners' sugar while warm; cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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Categories     Cookies     Mixer     Nut     Dessert     Bake     Wedding     Pecan     Spring     Cinnamon     Bon Appétit     Kidney Friendly     Vegetarian     Pescatarian     Peanut Free     Soy Free     Kosher

Yield Makes about 4 dozen

Number Of Ingredients 6

1 cup (2 sticks) butter, room temperature
2 cups powdered sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 cups all purpose flour
1 cup pecans, toasted, coarsely ground
1/8 teaspoon ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • Using electric mixer, beat butter in large bowl until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla; beat until well blended. Beat in flour, then pecans. Divide dough in half; form each half into ball. Wrap separately in plastic; chill until cold, about 30 minutes.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F. Whisk remaining 1 1/2 cups powdered sugar and cinnamon in pie dish to blend. Set cinnamon sugar aside.
  • Working with half of chilled dough, roll dough by 2 teaspoonfuls between palms into balls. Arrange balls on heavy large baking sheet, spacing 1/2 inch apart. Bake cookies until golden brown on bottom and just pale golden on top, about 18 minutes. Cool cookies 5 minutes on baking sheet. Gently toss warm cookies in cinnamon sugar to coat completely. Transfer coated cookies to rack and cool completely. Repeat procedure with remaining half of dough. (Cookies can be prepared 2 days ahead. Store airtight at room temperature; reserve remaining cinnamon sugar.)
  • Sift remaining cinnamon sugar over cookies and serve.

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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The holidays wouldn't be the same without these little "snowball cookies". Very simple to make, and popular in the cookie tins.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 50-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup very finely chopped almonds or 1 cup ground almonds (pecans and walnuts also ok)
1/2 teaspoon salt
additional powdered sugar (for rolling cookies in)

Steps:

  • Cooking tip: For packing a variety of cookies in tins, place these in muffins papers to keep them from getting powdered sugar over different types of cookies.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Mix together 1/2 cup powdered sugar with the butter and vanilla and beat till fluffy.
  • Mix flour with the salt, then add flour 1/2 cup at a time, then add the almonds, stirring until a nice dough forms.
  • Make 1-inch balls of the dough and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1-inch apart.
  • Bake in the preheated oven about 15-18 minutes or until set (don't let them brown).
  • Remove from cookie sheets, cool 1 minute, then roll in some powdered sugar.
  • Allow to cool 10-15 minutes (sugar will get damp) and reroll in the sugar.

MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES



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Delicious nutty cookies that are rolled in powdered sugar. These are perfect for any special occasion.

Provided by Bernie

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Yield 18

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter
½ cup white sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
2 teaspoons water
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup chopped almonds
½ cup confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • In a medium bowl, cream the butter and sugar. Stir in vanilla and water. Add the flour and almonds, mix until blended. Cover and chill for 3 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees.
  • Shape dough into balls or crescents. Place on an unprepared cookie sheet and bake for 15 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven. Remove from pan to cool on wire racks. When cookies are cool, roll in confectioners' sugar. Store at room temperature in an airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.3 calories, Carbohydrate 20.6 g, Cholesterol 27.1 mg, Fat 13 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.7 g, SaturatedFat 6.7 g, Sodium 73 mg, Sugar 9.2 g

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES (COOKIES)



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This is a recipe that my oldest daughter received in H.S. in Spanish class. Depending on your mood, likes or dislikes, you can add a 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or not.

Provided by AcadiaTwo

Categories     Dessert

Time 1h

Yield 24 cookies, 24 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter or 1 cup margarine
1/2 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups flour
1/8 teaspoon salt

Steps:

  • Crème the butter with the cup of sugar and vanilla.
  • Mix flour, nuts, and salt.
  • Add the mixture of flour, and salt to the butter.
  • Form small balls.
  • Put on un-greased cookie sheet.
  • Bake at 325 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown.
  • Roll in confectioner's sugar while the cookies are still warm.
  • Enjoy!

Nutrition Facts : Calories 116, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 20.3, Sodium 79.9, Carbohydrate 10.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 2.5, Protein 1.2

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKE



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I don't why it's called a wedding cake...but that is what my aunt always called it. It is really good. Made it for a girls get-together and everyone wanted the recipe!!

Provided by babygirl65

Categories     Dessert

Time 45m

Yield 6-8 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 10

2 cups flour
2 teaspoons baking soda
2 eggs, beaten
1 (20 ounce) can crushed pineapple
1 1/2 cups sugar
1 cup chopped pecans
1 (8 ounce) package cream cheese, softened
1 cup powdered sugar
4 tablespoons butter, softened
1 teaspoon vanilla

Steps:

  • Beat sugar with eggs. Add pineapple WITH juice; stir to mix.
  • Sift flour and baking soda together, add to mix.
  • Pour into ungreased 9 x 13 baking dish.
  • Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
  • While cake is baking, make topping.
  • Cream together cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla* at high speed.
  • While cake is warm, not hot, put topping on cake.
  • *I always bake with Mexican vanilla, it has a very different taste than regular vanilla extract. Try it and let me know! You will not be disappointed, I promise!

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