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    Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies


    Source of Recipe


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    List of Ingredients




    1/2 cup pecans

    1 1/2 cups powdered sugar, divided

    1 1/2 cups flour

    1/3 cup cocoa

    1/8 tsp salt

    1 cup butter, softened

    1/2 tsp vanilla

    2 T ground cinnamon








    Recipe



    Instructions


    In food processor, process pecans with 1/4 cup powdered sugar, until very fine. Mix in flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.

    In large mixing bowl, cream butter with 3/4 cup of powdered sugar; blend until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla until well blended. Add flour mixture, slowly, until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.

    Preheat oven to 350 degrees.

    Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.

    Mix together remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cinnamon. When cookies have cooled slightly, roll in cinnamon mixture. Finish cooling on wire racks.

    Makes 36 cookies.

 

 

 


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