Mexican Wedding Cakes

Delicious Dessert Recipes

These were called Mexican Wedding Cakes in my family. I have since had the same cookies, but called Russian Wedding Cakes, or shapped differently and called Crescent Cookies. They're so popular everyone claims them as their own.

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES

1 cup soft butter
1 cup powdered sugar
1/4 teaspoon salt
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 cups unbleached white flour
1 cup chopped Brazil nuts (or pecans)
Powdered sugar

Combine butter, sugar, salt and vanilla. Cream until light and fluffy. Mix in flour and nuts. Form into just under 1-inch balls and flatten slightly onto ungreased baking sheet.

Bake at 400 degrees for 8 to 10 minutes, or until creamy tan in color. Roll in powdered sugar while still warm. Makes about 5 dozen rich crisp cookies.

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