Mexican Wedding Cakes (Cookies) Recipe

  Mexican Dessert

Ingredients:
3/4 cup sifted confectioners' sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 cup ground blanched almonds
2-1/2 cups sifted all-purpose flour

Directions:
The less you handle this dough, the more delicate the finished cookie. 30 servings.

Directions
1 Cream together confectioner's sugar and butter. Add vanilla, cinnamon and almonds.
2 Knead in flour by hand until completely mixed.
3 Chill dough for about an hour.
4 Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Grease cookie sheets.
5 Roll out dough to one inch thickness. Cut into 1 inch pieces, and roll quickly and gently into a ball. Place 2 inches apart on cookie sheets. Bake for about 15 minutes.
6 When baked, dip or roll in confectioner's sugar. Store airtight in layers with waxed paper in between.




Mexican Wedding Cakes (Cookies)
 

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