Pecan Ball Cookies Wedding Cookies Recipes

PECAN SANDIES (MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES/CAKE)

Steps:

• Using a hand mixer or a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, cream together the butter and sugar until smooth. Beat in the water and vanilla.
• Stir in the flour and pecans until well blended.
• Cover the dough with plastic wrap and chill in the fridge for at least four hours.
• Preheat the oven to 325 °F.
• Shape the dough into walnut sized balls or crescents. (Crescent shaped are more the traditional Mexican wedding form of these cookies.)
• Place the dough balls or crescents 2 inches apart onto ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake for 18 to 20 minutes in the preheated oven, until golden.
• Cool on a baking rack, then roll in the confectioners sugar. I don't roll them when they are warm as they still will soak up the powdered sugar while cool and this way they don't get sticky.

MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES {PECAN COOKIE BALLS}

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Beat butter in large bowl with an electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add 1/2 cup of confectioners' sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans.
• Using a cookie scoop, shape into 1-inch round balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet, or a baking sheet lined with parchment paper.
• Bake 15 to 18 minutes until just lightly browned. Remove from baking sheets and let cool 10 minutes. Roll warm cookies in the remaining 2 cups sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool. When cool, roll again in sugar.

MEXICAN PECAN COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 375 degrees F (190 degrees C).
• Mash together the flour, butter, pecans, and 1/4 cup of confectioners' sugar in a bowl until the mixture is thoroughly combined and forms a soft dough. Pinch off about 2 teaspoons of dough per cookie, and roll into 3/4-inch balls. Place the balls on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms of the cookies are lightly golden brown but the tops are still pale, 8 to 12 minutes.
• Let the cookies cool completely, then roll in remaining confectioners' sugar.

FAVOURITE MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES - PECAN COOKIE BALLS!

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350°F Beat butter in large bowl with electric mixer on medium speed until light and fluffy. Add the confectioners sugar, vanilla, nutmeg and salt; beat until well blended. Stir in flour and pecans.
• Shape into 1-inch balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheets.
• Bake 15 minutes. Remove from baking sheets. Immediately roll hot cookies in the confectioners sugar. Place sugared cookies on wire racks to cool.
• When cool, roll again in sugar at least once but I like to do it twice for a better finish.

PECAN MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl beat butter 30 seconds.
• Add 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cinnamon; beat until combined.
• Beat in 2 teaspoons water and vanilla.
• Stir in flour and pecans with a wooden spoon.
• Shape into 1-inch balls.
• Place on ungreased cookie sheet 1 inch apart.
• Bake in 325 degree oven 20 minutes or until lightly browned on bottoms.
• Transfer to wire rack.
• Cool.
• Place 1 cup of powdered sugar in plastic bag.
• Add cookies few at a time; shake gently to coat.
• I make these 1 month ahead of time and freeze them before their final coat of powdered sugar.
• I thaw them out before sugaring.

ITALIAN WEDDING COOKIES III

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (165 degrees C).
• Cream butter or margarine in a bowl, gradually add confectioners' sugar and salt. Beat until light and fluffy. Add almonds and vanilla. Blend in flour gradually and mix well.
• Shape into balls (or crescents) using about 1 teaspoon for each cookie. Place on ungreased cookie sheets, and bake for 15-20 min. Do not brown. Cool slightly, then roll in the extra confectioners' sugar.

PECAN BALLS (CHRISTMAS COOKIES)

Steps:

• Mix ingredients together until well blended.
• Hand form into small balls.
• Bake at 300° up to 15 minutes. (These will not brown).
• While balls are still warm, roll into powdered sugar.