The Joy of Homemaking

Posted by Jenni on October 2nd, 2008 in Cookies, Cooking with kids, Desserts, Foreign Food

Last week Guenna and I made these delicious cookies for our Homeschool Co-op. We were supposed to bring an authentic Mexican snack food and I found this recipe online.  The only thing I really changed was that I didn’t add the anise seeds (thought the kids would appreciate the cookies better without that spice), and they called to make these in the food processor. I tried it in my high powered VitaMix, it did NOT work so I finished them by hand and they turned out just fine. So if you have a food processor then blend it all in there, otherwise follow my instructions and you will do great it’s just a little more work. By the way, if you are thinking these look an awful lot like Russian Tea Cakes, you are absolutely right! I think it’s the same recipe :) Hope you enjoy!

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Ingredients:

2 cups flour
2 sticks cold butter, cut into pieces
1 3/4 cups powdered sugar
1 tablespoon vanilla extract
1/2 cup almonds
1/2 cup pecans
1 teaspoon anise seeds (optional)

Preparation:

1. Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
2. Grind almonds and pecans in food processor or blender.
3. Pour ground nuts into a medium sized bowl, then add butter chop with a pastry blender until well mixed.
4. Add 1/4 c powdered sugar and vanilla, then mix again.
5. Add flour and optional anise seeds continue to mix until incorporated, I just used a fork and/or a wooden spoon.
6. After flouring hands, roll the dough into small balls.
7. Place them about an inch apart on an un-greased cookie sheet.
8. Bake 15-20 minutes, or until brown on the bottom.
9. Cool for 15 minutes, then roll the still warm cookies in the rest of the powdered sugar.
10. Let cool again, then add more powdered sugar.