Dessert for 24

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Name: Mexican Wedding Cookies
Total time: 35 min
Yield: 24 servings
Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients: 2 cups pecans or walnuts; 2 cups all purpose flour; 1/2 tsp salt; 2 sticks unsalted butter; 1/3 cup confectioner sugar; 1 tsp vanilla; 1 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar (optional)

$2.20for 435 minServes 24

These nutty butter cookies bake until lightly golden, then are rolled in powdered sugar while warm.

Photo: mexicoinmykitchen.com

What it costs

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Ingredient	Amount	Cost
	Nuts and seeds, 9 oz$0.70/oz typical	9 oz	$6.30Typical price
	Butter, 8 oz$0.40/oz typical	8 oz	$3.20Typical price
Total for the servings shown		$13.22

Swaps

Swap butter for margarine and vegan butterabout $0.15/oz less at typical prices

Pantry staples you likely have

FlourSugar and brown sugarCornstarch, vanilla, yeast, cocoaSyrups, molasses, powdered sugar

Not included in the cost.

35 minstart to table
Easydifficulty
24servings as written
$typical cost tier

Mexican Vegetarian Kid-friendly Budget Desserts

Typical price

$0.55 per serving$2.20 for 4

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Ingredients

2 cups pecans or walnuts
2 cups all purpose flour
1/2 tsp salt
2 sticks unsalted butter
1/3 cup confectioner sugar
1 tsp vanilla
1 1/2 cup confectioners’ sugar (optional)

Steps

Heat the oven to 350 F and line two baking sheets with baking paper.
Pulse the pecans or walnuts with the flour and salt until finely ground.
Beat the butter, one-third cup powdered sugar, and vanilla until creamy, then mix in the nut-flour mixture.
Shape the dough into 24 balls, place them on the sheets, and bake for 12 to 14 minutes.
Cool the cookies on the sheets for 5 minutes, then roll them in the remaining powdered sugar.
Cool the coated cookies completely for 10 minutes before storing them.