Mexican Wedding Cookies

Name: Mexican Wedding Cookies
Total time: 290 min
Ingredients: 1⁄4 cup shelled pistachios; 1 cup butter; 2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour; 1 3⁄4 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided; 2 tsp. vanilla extract; 1⁄2 tsp. salt

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These traditional Mexican Christmas cookies are usually made with pecans, here we use pistachios. Feel free to use pecans or walnuts and make them year round.

Serves: 60Hands-on: 25 minutesTotal: 4 hours 50 minutesDifficulty: Medium

Serves: 60

Ingredients

1⁄4 cup shelled pistachios
1 cup butter
2 1⁄2 cups all-purpose flour
1 3⁄4 cups confectioners’ sugar, divided
2 tsp. vanilla extract
1⁄2 tsp. salt

Directions

Step 1
Grind the pistachios in a food processor. Soften the butter in a medium-sized mixing bowl by stirring with a spoon.
Step 2
Add the ground pistachios, flour, 3⁄4 cup sugar, vanilla, and salt to the butter; mix until a stiff dough is formed. Cover and chill in the refrigerator for 4 hours.
Step 3
Preheat oven to 350°F. Line 2 large baking sheets with parchment paper
Step 4
Form the dough into balls about 1-inch in diameter. Place on prepared baking sheets and bake for 10 minutes. The cookies should be firm but not brown.
Step 5
Remove the cookies from the oven and roll them in the remaining confectioners’ sugar. When the cookies are cool, roll them in the sugar again.