Mexican Wedding Cakes

Celebrate with rich and buttery melt-in-your-mouth cookies. You’ll find that one just isn’t enough!

Makes 6 dozen cookies

1 cup powdered sugar
2 cups butter or margarine, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
4 1/2 cups Gold Medal� all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped nuts
1/2 teaspoon salt
Additional powdered sugar

1. Heat oven to 400 degrees F. In large bowl, mix 1 cup powdered sugar, the butter and vanilla extract. Stir in flour, nuts and salt until dough holds together.

2. Shape dough into 1-inch balls. Place about 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet.

3. Bake 10 to 12 minutes or until set but not brown. Roll in additional powdered sugar while warm. Cool completely on wire rack, about 30 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar again.

High Altitude (3500-6500 ft) Bake 9 to 11 minutes.

Nutrition Information: 1 Serving: Calories 90 (Calories from Fat 60); Total Fat 6g (Saturated Fat 2 1/2g, Trans Fat 0g); Cholesterol 15mg; Sodium 50mg; Total Carbohydrate 8g (Dietary Fiber 0g, Sugars 2g); Protein 1g

Percent Daily Value*: Vitamin A 4%; Vitamin C 0%; Calcium 0%; Iron 2%

Exchanges: 1/2 Starch; 0 Other Carbohydrate; 0 Vegetable; 1 Fat Carbohydrate Choices: 1/2

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet.

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Variation
Mexican Surprise Wedding Cakes: Make cookies as directed - except shape each ball of dough around 1 Hershey�’s Kisses� milk chocolate filled with caramel.

Did You Know
You can freeze these cookies up to three months. You may want to reroll them in a little extra powdered sugar.

Recipe and photograph provided courtesy of Betty Crocker � 2007 �/TM General Mills All Rights Reserved