MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
As part of a Mexican tradition, I tucked these tender cookies into small gift boxes for the guests at my sister's wedding a few years ago. Most folks gobbled them up before they ever got home! -Sarita Johnston, San Antonio, Texas
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 45m
Yield about 6 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 6
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans. , Shape tablespoons of dough into 2-in. crescents. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until light brown, 12-15 minutes. Roll cookies in additional confectioners' sugar while warm; cool on wire racks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKE
This fruity tropical cake has a milky sauce soaked into it, making it very moist and delicious.
Provided by Glenda
Categories Desserts Cakes Wedding Cake Recipes
Yield 24
Number Of Ingredients 12
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease and flour one 9x13 inch baking pan. Combine the flour, baking soda, salt and 2 cups sugar; set aside.
- Beat the eggs and add them to the flour mixture. Then stir in the crushed pineapple and juice until just blended. Pour batter into the prepared pan.
- Bake at 350 degrees F (175 degrees C) for 30 minutes, or until a toothpick inserted into cake comes out clean.
- To Make Frosting: In a medium saucepan bring to a boil the 1 cup white sugar, butter, and evaporated milk. Boil for 2 minutes, watching carefully to be sure it doesn't burn. Stir the mixture frequently while cooking. Remove from the heat and stir in the vanilla, coconut and pecans. Beat until it cools to lukewarm then pour over the cooled cake.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 232.9 calories, Carbohydrate 39.6 g, Cholesterol 28.7 mg, Fat 7.7 g, Fiber 1 g, Protein 2.8 g, SaturatedFat 4 g, Sodium 206.8 mg, Sugar 30.7 g
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES II
Light, crunchy, round, buttery balls, with chopped nuts in them, coated with confectioner's sugar. These look nice when placed on a tray in the mini paper cupcake liners.
Provided by Julie Lavado
Categories World Cuisine Recipes Latin American Mexican
Yield 21
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- Mix all the ingredients together with a mixer until well blended. Roll dough into round small balls.
- Bake for 10-12 minutes.
- Cool completely then roll in additional confectionary sugar.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 23.2 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 62.8 mg, Sugar 3.3 g
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
These crumbly, sandy, nut-rich cookies are nearly always rolled twice in confectioners' sugar after baking, which is why there's so little sugar in the dough.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield Makes 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse pecans, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal; add butter and pulse until a dough forms. Shape dough into a disk, and wrap tightly in plastic; refrigerate until firm, 30 to 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 level tablespoon. Space 1 1/2 inches apart on two large baking sheets. Bake, switching sheets from top to bottom halfway through, until cookies are just golden around edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to a rack to cool completely. Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Roll cookies in sugar twice to coat thoroughly, tapping off excess.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
The holidays wouldn't be the same without these little "snowball cookies". Very simple to make, and popular in the cookie tins.
Provided by PalatablePastime
Categories Dessert
Time 30m
Yield 50-60 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- Cooking tip: For packing a variety of cookies in tins, place these in muffins papers to keep them from getting powdered sugar over different types of cookies.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Mix together 1/2 cup powdered sugar with the butter and vanilla and beat till fluffy.
- Mix flour with the salt, then add flour 1/2 cup at a time, then add the almonds, stirring until a nice dough forms.
- Make 1-inch balls of the dough and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1-inch apart.
- Bake in the preheated oven about 15-18 minutes or until set (don't let them brown).
- Remove from cookie sheets, cool 1 minute, then roll in some powdered sugar.
- Allow to cool 10-15 minutes (sugar will get damp) and reroll in the sugar.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES (COOKIES)
This is a recipe that my oldest daughter received in H.S. in Spanish class. Depending on your mood, likes or dislikes, you can add a 1/2 cup finely chopped walnuts or not.
Provided by AcadiaTwo
Categories Dessert
Time 1h
Yield 24 cookies, 24 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 5
Steps:
- Crème the butter with the cup of sugar and vanilla.
- Mix flour, nuts, and salt.
- Add the mixture of flour, and salt to the butter.
- Form small balls.
- Put on un-greased cookie sheet.
- Bake at 325 degrees F for 20-25 minutes or until lightly brown.
- Roll in confectioner's sugar while the cookies are still warm.
- Enjoy!
Nutrition Facts : Calories 116, Fat 7.8, SaturatedFat 4.9, Cholesterol 20.3, Sodium 79.9, Carbohydrate 10.5, Fiber 0.3, Sugar 2.5, Protein 1.2
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKE
Steps:
- 1. Grease and flour 13 x 9 baking pan and preheat the oven to 350*F. Mix all the cake ingredients together by hand and then pour the mixture into the pan. Bake for 40 minutes, when the top of the cake springs back when lightly touched.
- 2. Mexican Wedding Cake Cream Cheese Frosting: 1 cup sugar 1 stick of butter, softened 8 ounces of cream cheese 1 tsp. vanilla Cream the icing ingredients together, and then ice the cake when it is cooled. This recipe makes one sheet cake with 20 to 24 servings.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse pecans, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal.
- Add butter, and pulse until a dough forms. Shape dough into a disk, and wrap tightly in plastic; refrigerate until firm, 30 to 60 minutes. Dough can be frozen, tightly wrapped, up to 3 months.
- Preheat oven to 325°F, with racks in upper and lower thirds. Scoop off level tablespoons of dough, and roll into balls. Space 1 1/2 inches apart on two large baking sheets. Bake, rotating sheets from top to bottom and front to back halfway through, until just lightly golden around edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to a wire rack to cool completely. Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Roll cookies in sugar twice to coat thoroughly, tapping off excess each time. Cookies can be stored up to 1 week at room temperature in an airtight container, between layers of waxed or parchment paper.
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