Mmmm mmm good! That’s how the people who you prepare this Mexican wedding cookies recipe are going to respond. As confections go, they’re plain delicious. But better yet, these sweet and butter-rich cookies are pretty enough for all of your festive occasions ~ not just weddings.
In fact, Mexican wedding cookies are most popular during the Christmas holiday season.
At that time of year, you may hear them described as “Christmas tea cookies” or “snowballs.”
So here’s a Mexican wedding cookies recipe for you to try.
Just follow the recipe step-by-simple-step, and you’ll soon be putting these yummy crowd-pleasers atop your own banquet table.
Mexican Wedding Cookies (AKA Snowballs)
Buttery shortbread cookies served to celebrate festive events, such as weddings and Christmas.
Equipment
- mixing bowl
- large bowl
- cookie sheet
- wooden or bamboo mixing spoon
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- 1½ cups powdered sugar divided into 2 separate portions: ½ cup for the batter and 1 cup for rolling baked cookies
- 2 teaspoons vanilla
- 2 cups all-purpose flour
- ½ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup nuts, finely chopped
Instructions
- Set the oven to bake at 350 degrees Fahrenheit.
- Cream the butter and the sugar together until fluffy.
- Add the vanilla and stir.
- In a separate bowl, blend together the flour and salt; then add them to the butter/sugar/vanilla mixture.
- Stir until completely blended.
- Add in the chopped nuts.
- Roll the mixture into balls between 1¼ and 1½ inches in diameter and place them onto an un-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 350 F for 20 minutes, until light golden brown.
- Immediately, roll the fresh-out-of-the-oven cookies in powdered sugar.
- Re-roll when cool.
Notes
Tips & Product Recommendations
- Finely ground walnuts, pistachios, or pecans will work well in this Mexican wedding cookies recipe.
Substitutions
- If you either don’t care for vanilla or simply want a change from it, try using lemon zest or lemon flavor instead. I enjoy using the Pure Madagascar Vanilla Extract and Lemon Flavor from the Simply Organic line of spices and herbs..
What Now?
- EnJoy your cookies!
- And in case you haven’t read about the many other names Mexican wedding cookies go by and how they came to be, click here.
