Mexican Wedding Cakes

Prep time: 25 min
Cook time: 10 min
Servings: 42
Yield: 42 servings

Description

With this recipe for Mexican wedding cakes, you'll get a batch of round, buttery, nut-studded cookies dusted with powdered sugar. They melt in your mouth!

Ingredients

1 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
8 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 cups chopped walnuts

Directions

1 Preheat the oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C). Line baking sheets with parchment paper.
2 Cream butter with an electric mixer in a large bowl. Mix in vanilla, then gradually mix in flour and confectioners' sugar until incorporated. Mix in walnuts. Roll dough into small balls and place onto the prepared baking sheets.
3 Bake in the preheated oven for 10-12 minutes. Remove from the oven and let cool completely, 20 to 30 minutes.
4 Roll cooled cookies in additional confectioners' sugar.