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Mexican Wedding Cake Cookies




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
  






Instructions



1. In food processor, process pecans with 1/4 cup powdered sugar, until very fine. Mix in flour, cocoa and salt; set aside.
   
2. 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.
   
3. Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
   
4. Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets. Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
   
5. Mix together remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cinnamon. When cookies have cooled slightly, roll in cinnamon mixture. Finish cooling on wire racks.
   
6. Makes 36 cookies.