Mexican Wedding Cookies

Home » Sweet » Cookies » Molded Cookies

Published November 30, 2012

Jump to Recipe

Mexican Wedding Cookies-also called Wedding cakes or Snowballs- Pecans, a few simple ingredients and lots of powdered sugar!

These Mexican Wedding Cookies are my hubby’s absolute favorite Christmas Cookie. All year long he looks forward to the holidays when I get my baking turned into high gear.

I make candy, and bark, and cookies and cakes, bread… I cover everything I find in chocolate…most of it is given away to his coworkers and friends. The ladies at the bank, and our accountant. The police and the fire department get some goodies too as well as the schools.

Honestly, very little of it stays in our house which is a good thing for my waistline. Except for these cookies. They are not allowed to be shared. I’m surprised he lets the kids have any.

Such a simple cookie, but it allows the flavors of the butter and the pecans to truly shine through. I’ll make these 3 or 4 times before Christmas Eve. I even freeze the dough so all I have to do is let it thaw a bit then roll and bake.

I even caught hubby last night tipping the empty cookie container to get the last of the crumbs out. I’ll bake him more this weekend. After he puts together the newbookcasewe just got.

This was originally a guest post for my dear friend Roxana ofRoxana’s Home Baking. She’s Doing 25 Days of Christmas Cookies. I was so honored she asked me to contribute.

If you follow me onPinterest, you’ve probably been seeing some great cookie ideas being pinned likeHot Chocolate CookiesandPoinsettiaCookies,Nutella Eggnog CookiesandCandy Cane S’mores. be sure to check all her amazing creations.

Connect with Chocolate Chocolate and More!

Facebook|Twitter|Google+

Pinterest|instagram

Save your favorite recipes toyour personal recipe boxwith thebutton on all my recipes! Create aMeal Planwith your“favorite”recipes and the ingredients will automatically be added to your ownGrocery List!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 cup granulated sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla or almond extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
1/2 teaspoon salt
2 cups ground nuts, pecans or walnuts
2 cups confectioner’s sugar for rolling

Instructions

Beat butter till creamy, add in sugar and beat again.
Add remaining vanilla, flour, salt and nuts, mix well. Dough will be crumbly. Chill dough for about an hour.
Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Roll dough in to 1 inch balls and place on an ungreased cookie sheet. Lightly flatten them (just so they don’t roll around) Bake for 12 minutes.
Roll cookies while still warm in confectioners sugar, let cool completely then roll in the sugar for a second coating.

Notes

recipe source ChocolateChocolateandmore.com

Did you make this recipe?

Please leave a comment on the blog or share a photo on Instagram

Want some more cookies for the holidays?

Gingerbread men

Grandma’s Sugar Cookies

Swedish Christmas Cookies

About Grace

When I was younger, I was constantly in the kitchen helping my mom bake. It was fun getting to play with the flour and always getting to lick the spoon. I’ve always expressed an interest in baking and now I feel that it’s the right time for me to take over. I am a college student working towards a nursing degree as well as a full-time aunt to the sweetest little kids (they might pop up in some of the posts). I’ve learned most of what I know about baking and cooking from my mom, and I am continuing to self-teach through trial and error, which means plenty of sweets to be eaten. Read more...

Reader Interactions

Comments

Jocelyn says
November 30, 2012 at 1:13 pm

This is an awesome picture Joan!!! Love it!!!
Reply
bakerunlive.com says
November 30, 2012 at 2:10 pm

Your recipe is similar to mine, however, I use powdered sugar in the cookie instead of granulated sugar. These are my mom’s favorite cookie (we call them pacoons), and I also have to make them multiple times during the year for her! She doesn’t share either, so I won’t be able to send any to your husband 🙂
Reply
Laura (Tutti Dolci) says
November 30, 2012 at 9:47 pm

Love these cookies, headed to Roxana’s now!
Reply
Earning-My-Cape says
November 30, 2012 at 10:58 pm

Mmmm! These look awesome!
Reply
See Also
Gluten-Free Cheese Muffins Recipe (Mahhhvelous!)
Carol | a cup of mascarpone says
November 30, 2012 at 11:32 pm

May be my absolute favorite Christmas cookie!!! Beautiful!!!
Reply
Roxana says
December 1, 2012 at 11:42 am

Hi Joan,
Thanks for bringing this cookies for #25recipestoXmnas. They are one of my favorite holiday cookies and love the pecan twist.
Reply
Kalamity Kelli says
December 1, 2012 at 11:56 am

I am so happy you posted this recipe! I had no idea they were so easy to make. Thanks for doing it! You Rock Joan!
Reply
Sarah Carletti says
December 1, 2012 at 12:20 pm

These are an awesome Christmas cookies and one of my all time faves. I’d love if you could link these up to my Christmas Cookie link at https://www.theeaseoffreeze. Thanks, Sarah
Reply
Nicole @WonkyW says
December 1, 2012 at 7:23 am

These cookies look delicious! Love the photo too, looks like I could reach through my screen & grab that cookie.
Reply
Ladies Holiday says
December 2, 2012 at 1:50 am

mmm- those look like a great addition to my cookie swap! thank you for sharing this unique (to me) recipe.Cheers- oh stopping over from the Cheerios and Lattes Hop 🙂
Reply
Anna says
December 3, 2012 at 6:29 pm

No sharing here either, my very favorite as well….they’re all I want for Christmas!
Reply
Dorothy @ Crazy for Crust says
December 3, 2012 at 8:47 pm

I need to give away more than I eat! These look SO good!
Reply
- Joan Hayes says
  December 3, 2012 at 9:12 pm
  
  I didn’t stand a chance with these, I think the only one I had was the one in the photo, hubby and the kids got all the rest, lol
Jennifer Hicks says
December 4, 2012 at 12:05 am

I make these every year, my absolute favorite Christmas cookie!
Reply
Meredith @ Wait Til Your Father Gets Home says
December 4, 2012 at 3:40 am

I have always wanted to try making these but have never found a good recipe…until now :O) Thanks for sharing!!
Reply
Chandra Sirois says
December 4, 2012 at 3:59 am

Thank you so much for linking up at my linky party! I am pinning every post to my Show Me Your Plaid Monday’s Board for all to see! I hope you come back each week!
Reply
From Sugar Cookies to Peterbilts says
December 4, 2012 at 4:02 am

I have never made Mexican Wedding Cookies, but I LOVE eating them. I think I will try them this year! Thanks for sharing 🙂 ~Kris
Reply
Mrs Happy Homemaker says
December 10, 2012 at 12:35 am

Joan – this picture is gorgeous – and the recipe looks sooooo good! The cookies in the pink box have always been a favorite of mine, definitely need to make them myself! I’ve featured it on this week’s Bulletin Board too!
https://www.mrshappyhomemaker.com/2012/12/the-bulletin-board-14/
~Crystal
Reply
Muhammad Noman says
December 17, 2012 at 2:57 pm

This comment has been removed by a blog administrator.
Reply
Debra Gonzales says
December 31, 2012 at 4:25 am

I don’t see the recipe below the picture of the wedding cookies, not sure if I’m over looking it…
Reply
- Joan Hayes says
  December 31, 2012 at 5:08 am
  
  Debra, the recipe is On Roxana’s page, you can click here to see it. https://www.roxanashomebaking.com/mexican-wedding-cookies-recipe-25recipestoxmas/

Mexican Wedding Cookies - Chocolate Chocolate and More! (2024)