Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipes

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CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES



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A chocolate version of the Mexican Wedding Cookie.

Provided by Karen Ginnis

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Yield 8

Number Of Ingredients 10

1 cup butter, softened
⅓ cup confectioners' sugar
2 teaspoons vanilla extract
1 ¾ cups all-purpose flour
1 cup ground pecans
½ cup German sweet chocolate, grated
¾ teaspoon ground cinnamon
1 pinch salt
½ cup confectioners' sugar
¼ cup German sweet chocolate, grated

Steps:

  • In a large bowl, cream the butter and 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract.
  • In a separate bowl, combine the flour, ground pecans, 1/2 cup ground chocolate, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
  • Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
  • Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 1 to 2 hours, or until firm.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until the cookies are firm to the touch. Cool 1 minute on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack.
  • For the coating, sift 1/2 cup of the confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup of the ground cocoa into a shallow bowl. While cookies are still warm, roll them in the coating.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 517.4 calories, Carbohydrate 45.7 g, Cholesterol 61 mg, Fat 36.9 g, Fiber 2.8 g, Protein 4.7 g, SaturatedFat 18.8 g, Sodium 167.1 mg, Sugar 22.1 g

CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES (COOKIES)



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Make and share this Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cakes (Cookies) recipe from Food.com.

Provided by Boo Chef in West Te

Categories     Dessert

Time 35m

Yield 36 cookies, 36 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 8

1/2 cup pecans
1 1/2 cups sifted powdered sugar, divided use
1 1/2 cups all-purpose flour
1/3 cup unsweetened baking cocoa
1/8 teaspoon salt
1 cup butter, softened
1/2 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 tablespoons ground cinnamon

Steps:

  • In a food processor or blender, process pecans with 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar, until very fine. Mix in flour, cocoa and salt & set aside.
  • In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with 3/4 cup of the powdered sugar; Blend until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla until well blended.
  • Add flour mixtureslowly, until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
  • Preheat oven to 350°F.
  • Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
  • Mix together remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cinnamon. When cookies have cooled slightly, roll in cinnamon mixture. Finish cooling on wire racks.
  • Makes 36 cookies.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 97.1, Fat 6.4, SaturatedFat 3.4, Cholesterol 13.6, Sodium 44.8, Carbohydrate 9.9, Fiber 0.8, Sugar 5, Protein 0.9

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES II



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Light, crunchy, round, buttery balls, with chopped nuts in them, coated with confectioner's sugar. These look nice when placed on a tray in the mini paper cupcake liners.

Provided by Julie Lavado

Categories     World Cuisine Recipes     Latin American     Mexican

Yield 21

Number Of Ingredients 5

1 cup butter, softened
8 tablespoons confectioners' sugar
2 cups all-purpose flour
2 cups chopped walnuts
½ teaspoon vanilla extract

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (180 degrees C).
  • Mix all the ingredients together with a mixer until well blended. Roll dough into round small balls.
  • Bake for 10-12 minutes.
  • Cool completely then roll in additional confectionary sugar.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 207.7 calories, Carbohydrate 13.7 g, Cholesterol 23.2 mg, Fat 16.3 g, Fiber 1.1 g, Protein 3.1 g, SaturatedFat 6.3 g, Sodium 62.8 mg, Sugar 3.3 g

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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As part of a Mexican tradition, I tucked these tender cookies into small gift boxes for the guests at my sister's wedding a few years ago. Most folks gobbled them up before they ever got home! -Sarita Johnston, San Antonio, Texas

Provided by Taste of Home

Categories     Desserts

Time 45m

Yield about 6 dozen.

Number Of Ingredients 6

2 cups butter, softened
1 cup confectioners' sugar
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
4 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup finely chopped pecans
Additional confectioners' sugar

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350°. Cream butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy, 5-7 minutes; beat in vanilla. Gradually beat in flour. Stir in pecans. , Shape tablespoons of dough into 2-in. crescents. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets., Bake until light brown, 12-15 minutes. Roll cookies in additional confectioners' sugar while warm; cool on wire racks.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 88 calories, Fat 6g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 14mg cholesterol, Sodium 41mg sodium, Carbohydrate 7g carbohydrate (2g sugars, Fiber 0 fiber), Protein 1g protein.

CHOCOLATE CHIP MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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These cookies are known for their delicate texture and flavor and can be found on VeryBestBaking.com's website drizzled with chocolate for extra pizzazz. They are also included in the Zaar World Tour 2005 swap, Mexico.

Provided by lauralie41

Categories     Dessert

Time 50m

Yield 4 1/2 dozen, 26 serving(s)

Number Of Ingredients 7

1 cup butter, 2 sticks softened
1/2 cup powdered sugar, sifted
1 teaspoon vanilla extract
2 cups all-purpose flour
2/3 cup nuts, finely chopped
2 -2 1/2 teaspoons ground cinnamon
2 cups chocolate chips, divided (12-ounce package)

Steps:

  • Preheat oven to 350º F. In a large mixing bowl beat butter and sugar until creamy, beat in vanilla extract. Gradually add flour, nuts, and cinnamon. Stir in 1 1/2 cup of chocolate morsels and stir until dough is well combined. Roll dough into one inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
  • Bake for approximately 10 to 12 minutes or until cookies are set and lightly golden brown on bottom. Remove from oven and cool on baking sheets for 2 minutes than place on wire racks to cool completely.
  • Microwave remaining chocolate chips in small bowl or heavy-duty plastic bag for 30 seconds. Stir chips or knead bag. Microwave at 10- to 15-second intervals, stirring or kneading until smooth. If using a bowl to melt chips, pour chocolate into a plastic bag. Snip a small portion of the bag in the corner; slowly squeeze chocolate to drizzle over cookies. Refrigerate cookies for about 5 minutes or until chocolate is set. Store cookies at room temperature in airtight container.

Nutrition Facts : Calories 190.4, Fat 12.9, SaturatedFat 7, Cholesterol 18.8, Sodium 87.5, Carbohydrate 19, Fiber 1.4, Sugar 9.5, Protein 2.2

MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES



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The holidays wouldn't be the same without these little "snowball cookies". Very simple to make, and popular in the cookie tins.

Provided by PalatablePastime

Categories     Dessert

Time 30m

Yield 50-60 cookies

Number Of Ingredients 7

1/2 cup powdered sugar
1 cup butter, softened
2 teaspoons vanilla
2 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup very finely chopped almonds or 1 cup ground almonds (pecans and walnuts also ok)
1/2 teaspoon salt
additional powdered sugar (for rolling cookies in)

Steps:

  • Cooking tip: For packing a variety of cookies in tins, place these in muffins papers to keep them from getting powdered sugar over different types of cookies.
  • Preheat oven to 325 degrees F.
  • Mix together 1/2 cup powdered sugar with the butter and vanilla and beat till fluffy.
  • Mix flour with the salt, then add flour 1/2 cup at a time, then add the almonds, stirring until a nice dough forms.
  • Make 1-inch balls of the dough and place on an ungreased cookie sheet about 1-inch apart.
  • Bake in the preheated oven about 15-18 minutes or until set (don't let them brown).
  • Remove from cookie sheets, cool 1 minute, then roll in some powdered sugar.
  • Allow to cool 10-15 minutes (sugar will get damp) and reroll in the sugar.

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