Christmas Recipes
Mexican Fiesta Balls
Yield: 5 dozen
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter (room temperature)
- 1/2 cup granulated sugar
- 2 teaspoons vanilla extract
- 2 cups sifted all-purpose flour
- 1/4 cup cocoa
- 1 tablespoon instant coffee powder
- 1/2 teaspoon salt
- 1 cup finely chopped pecans or walnuts
- 1/4 cup chopped, well-drained red maraschino cherries
- 1/4 cup chopped, well-drained green maraschino cherries
- 1 cup confectioners' sugar, for coating
Instructions
- Heat oven to 325 degrees F.
- Beat butter until light; gradually add sugar. Beat until light and fluffy.
- Add vanilla extract and beat to blend well.
- Sift together flour, cocoa, coffee powder and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture.
- Blend in pecans and cherries; chill until easy to handle.
- Shape dough into balls 1 inch in diameter and place 1 inch apart on ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake for 20 minutes.
- Remove cookies to cooling racks and, while warm, roll in confectioners' sugar.