Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe (or Russian Tea Cakes) Cookies
A family favorite Christmas cookie recipe.
- Prep Time: 15 min
- Cook Time: 12 min
- Total Time: 30 min
- Yield: 12 1x
- Category: Dessert
- Method: Baking
- Cuisine: Mexican
Ingredients
Scale
- 1 cup butter
- 1/2 cup powdered sugar
- 1 tsp vanilla
- 2.25 cups flour
- 3/4 cup finely chopped nuts
- 1/4 tsp salt
- powdered sugar
Instructions
- Heat oven to 400ºF.
- Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar, and vanilla.
- Stir in flour, nuts, and salt until dough holds together.
- Shape into 1 inch balls.
- Place 1 ink apart on an ungreased cookie sheet.
- Bake 10-12 minutes or until set but not brown.
- Roll in powdered sugar when warm.
- Cool then roll in powdered sugar again.
Nutrition
- Serving Size: 5 pieces
- Calories: 544
- Sugar: 8.9g
- Sodium: 5.3mg
- Fat: 40.7g
- Carbohydrates: 42.5 g
- Protein: 7.4 g
- Cholesterol: 81.3 mg
Keywords: Cookies, Cookie, Mexican Food, Christmas Cookies, Snowballs