Mexican Wedding Cookies

Description

Ingredients

• 1 cup (2 sticks) butter, softened
• ½ cup confectioners’ sugar
• 1 tsp vanilla
• 2 cups all-purpose flour
• ¼ tsp salt
• 2 cups finely chopped pecans (you can substitute almonds or walnuts)
• 1 ½ to 2 cups of powdered sugar (for rolling)

Directions

1. Preheat your oven to 350°F. Cream together the butter and confectioner’s sugar. Add vanilla and food color and mix well.
2. Sift together flour and salt then toss with the nuts. Add one cupful at a time to the wet ingredients until well incorporated.
3. Roll the cookies into one-inch balls. Bake on ungreased cookie sheets for 15 minutes until slightly brown on the bottom.
4. While hot, roll in powdered sugar, then remove to a cookie rack to cool. After they are cool, roll them in powdered sugar once more to evenly coat. Makes about 40-50 cookies.