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Mexican Wedding Cakes




Source of Recipe


Betty Crocker


List of Ingredients





1 cup butter -- softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla
2 1/4 cups flour
1/4 teaspoon salt
3/4 cup nuts -- finely chopped
powdered sugar



Recipe



Preheat oven to 400 degrees F. Mix butter, 1/2 cup powdered sugar and vanilla. Stir in flour, salt and nuts. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake until set but not brown, about 8 to 9 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar while warm; cool. Roll in powdered sugar again. Makes about 4 dozen.

Ambrosia Balls: Substitute 1 cup cookie coconut (flaked coconut) and 1 tablespoon grated orange zest for the nuts.

Surprise Teacakes: Decrease nuts to 1/2 cup. Cut 1 bar (4 oz.) sweet cooking chocolate into 1/2-inch squares. Shape dough around chocolate pieces to form 1-inch balls.




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Per Serving (excluding unknown items): 3553 Calories; 247g Fat (61.5% calories from fat); 49g Protein; 298g Carbohydrate; 19g Dietary Fiber; 497mg Cholesterol; 2424mg Sodium. Exchanges: 15 1/2 Grain(Starch); 2 Lean Meat; 47 1/2 Fat; 4 Other Carbohydrates.


Nutr. Assoc. : 0 0 0 0 0 0 0