Back to recipes
Mexican Wedding Cookies

Prep Time

20 min

Servings

36

Cook Time

15 min

CookiesEasy

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Tender, crumbly pecan cookies rolled in powdered sugar. Melt-in-your-mouth snowballs.

1Ingredients

Adjust Servings
36
  • 1 cup butter, softened
  • 1/2 cup powdered sugar
  • 1 tsp vanilla
  • 2 1/4 cups flour
  • 1/4 tsp salt
  • 3/4 cup pecans, finely ground
  • Extra powdered sugar for rolling

2Instructions

  1. 1

    Cream butter and sugar.

  2. 2

    Add vanilla.

  3. 3

    Mix in flour, salt, and pecans.

  4. 4

    Roll into 1-inch balls.

  5. 5

    Bake at 350F for 12-15 minutes.

  6. 6

    Roll in powdered sugar while hot.

  7. 7

    Roll again when cooled.

Baker's Tips

  • •Also called Russian Tea Cakes or Snowballs
  • •Ground the pecans very finely for best texture