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Prepare to indulge in a delightful treat that's as beloved as it is timeless: Mexican wedding cookies. These delectable confections, also known as Russian tea cakes or snowball cookies, are a delight to your taste buds with their buttery richness and delicate texture.
Originating from Mexican culinary traditions, these small, round delights are a staple at weddings, holiday celebrations, and everyday gatherings alike.
They're typically small, round, and crumbly, with a texture similar to shortbread. After baking, they are often rolled in powdered sugar, giving them a snowy appearance.
Popular in many cultures, these cookies go by various names like Italian Butter Nut, Southern Pecan Butterball, Snowdrop, and Viennese Sugar Ball.
While Mexican wedding cookies are commonly served at weddings, they're also enjoyed on various occasions and holidays.
Traditionally made during Christmas, these eggless Mexican wedding cookies usually feature pecans and make a wonderful homemade edible gift during the holiday season.
The recipe can vary slightly depending on regional traditions and personal preferences, but the result is always a deliciously sweet and buttery treat.
Top Tip
All you need to keep in mind is to use fresh good quality butter as that will enhance the flavor and aroma of these wonderful cookies. Traditionally these are made during Christmas and these cookies have Pecans in them. But I had replaced them with my selection of nuts.
Recipe Notes
Oven timings will vary accordingly.
Make sure that the butter is at room temperature.
You can use any nuts of your choice.
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Recipe
Mexican Wedding Cookies
These eggless Mexican wedding cookies are buttery, crumbly treats with a snowy powdered sugar coating that makes for perfect homemade edible gifts.
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Prep Time : 15 minutes mins
Cook Time : 15 minutes mins
Resting Time : 1 hour hr
Total Time : 1 hour hr 30 minutes mins
Servings : 20 cookies
Course : Snacks
Cuisine : Continental
Author : Radhika
Ingredients
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup butter at room temperature
- ¼ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- ¾ cup nuts mix of walnuts, almonds and cashew nuts
- ¼ teaspoon salt
- 1 cup powdered sugar or icing sugar for dusting
Instructions
Begin by whisking together flour and salt in a bowl. Set the mixture aside.
Toast the nuts over low heat until they release their aroma without changing color. Then, pulse them coarsely in a mixer.
Beat butter and powdered sugar until creamy, then add vanilla essence.
Next, add the flour mixture and coarsely powdered nuts to the butter mixture. Mix well until a dough forms.
Cover the dough and refrigerate it for 30 minutes to 1 hour until it becomes firm.
Meanwhile, preheat the oven to 180 degrees Celsius.
Shape the dough into small balls, about the size of a large walnut, and place them on a cookie sheet with 1-inch gaps between each.
Bake the cookies for 12-15 minutes or until the edges begin to brown.
Remove the cookies from the oven and allow them to cool on the tray. While still warm, roll the cookies in powdered sugar or icing sugar, shaking off any excess.
Once cooled to room temperature, coat the cookies once more in powdered sugar just before serving or storing.
Store the cookies in an airtight container to keep them fresh. Enjoy your delicious homemade Mexican wedding cookies!
Keyword eggless snowball cookies, mexican wedding cookies, russian tea cakes
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Anonymous
I love to make these. At Christmas I always add red and green sugar to the powdered sugar to add some holiday sparkle!
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Anonymous
My Great Aunt used to make these when I was little. Have another version of this recipe, but always comes out dry. Going to try yours in the hopes it is more like my Aunts. Thanks for sharing. 😉
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Nivedhanams Sowmya
Wow that is so mouth melting and droolworthy!!! so yummy and delicious!!! am bookmarking it!!
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Chitra
lovely cookies.i wish to try.
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Subhashini
Hi
First time in your space. Lovely recipes.Happy to follow you.Reply
Priya
Wish i get some to have rite now,cant resist to them.
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Jayanthi
Lovely Lovely Lovely...what more can I say....wish I can have a piece of the snowball.
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anusha praveen
When did these get demolished?? As soon as you made it or later after the kids came back from their game? Such a delightfully simple cookie .. radhi great clicks
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Sangeetha
Have made this Yesterday with chocolate chips 🙂
U have got it perfectly...yummy cookies!Reply
Suja Manoj
Wish I could have one right now,looks superb..
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divya
omg..so tempting....
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Ambreen (Simply Sweet 'n Savory)
Lovely cookies, delicious & too pretty to eat!
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prathibha Garre
very delicious cookies..looks yummm
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Vijayalakshmi Dharmaraj
very yummy cookies...
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Priya Sreeram
a rose by any other name is indeed a rose; looks scrumptious radhi! loved the last pic
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