CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
These spiced balls are a yummy twist on a traditional favorite. Sometimes I add mini chocolate chips to the dough and, after baking, dip the cooled cookies in melted almond bark. -Joanne Valkema, Freeport, Illinois
Provided by Taste of Home
Categories Desserts
Time 35m
Yield about 3-1/2 dozen.
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325°. In a large bowl, cream butter and 1 cup confectioners' sugar until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla. Combine flour, cornstarch, cocoa and salt; gradually add to creamed mixture and mix well. Stir in nuts., Shape tablespoonfuls of dough into 1-in. balls. Place 2 in. apart on ungreased baking sheets. Bake 12-14 minutes or until set., In a small bowl, combine cinnamon and remaining confectioners' sugar. Roll warm cookies in sugar mixture; cool on wire racks. Store in an airtight container.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 103 calories, Fat 7g fat (3g saturated fat), Cholesterol 11mg cholesterol, Sodium 59mg sodium, Carbohydrate 10g carbohydrate (5g sugars, Fiber 1g fiber), Protein 1g protein.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
These crumbly, sandy, nut-rich cookies are nearly always rolled twice in confectioners' sugar after baking, which is why there's so little sugar in the dough.
Provided by Martha Stewart
Categories Food & Cooking Dessert & Treats Recipes Cookie Recipes
Time 1h30m
Yield Makes 24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 7
Steps:
- In a food processor, pulse pecans, flour, granulated sugar, cinnamon, and salt until mixture resembles coarse meal; add butter and pulse until a dough forms. Shape dough into a disk, and wrap tightly in plastic; refrigerate until firm, 30 to 60 minutes.
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees. Pinch off and roll dough into balls, each equal to 1 level tablespoon. Space 1 1/2 inches apart on two large baking sheets. Bake, switching sheets from top to bottom halfway through, until cookies are just golden around edges, 20 to 25 minutes.
- Cool 5 minutes on sheets; transfer to a rack to cool completely. Place confectioners' sugar in a bowl. Roll cookies in sugar twice to coat thoroughly, tapping off excess.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
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
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 MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES (COOKIES)
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
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
CHOCOLATE CHIP MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
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
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
CINNAMON VANILLA WEDDING CAKE WITH MEXICAN HOT CHOCOLATE BUTTERCREAM
Provided by Food Network
Categories dessert
Time 55m
Yield 1 (2 layer) cake
Number Of Ingredients 18
Steps:
- Combine the egg whites and sugar in a stand mixer bowl and whisk to combine. Place bowl over simmering water while whisking regularly until the mixture reaches 140 degrees F on an instant-read thermometer and the sugar is completely dissolved. Remove bowl from heat and whip the mixture at medium to high speed until the meringue has cooled almost completely.
- Slowly add the room temperature butter piece by piece until the buttercream takes on a cottage cheese consistency. Add the melted cooled chocolates, spices, and vanilla until incorporated and smooth.
- Cream the butter in a stand mixer until smooth and light. Add sugar and continue to mix until fully incorporated and fluffy.
- Add 1 egg at a time, beating well after each addition. In a medium bowl sift together flour, baking powder, cinnamon, and salt.
- Preheat oven to 350 degrees F.
- Combine milk and vanilla. Add portions of the flour mixture and milk mixture to the electric mixer, alternating, starting and ending with flour. Pour evenly into 2 buttered and floured 9-inch cake pans.
- Bake for 40 minutes or until golden - cake should pull away from the side and spring back to the touch.
- Frost cake and decorate as desired.
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKE
Delicious moist cake that can be for breakfast, brunch, or desert. Rich and sweet with a fruity flavor. Great with a good cup of coffee!
Provided by Donna Luckadoo
Categories Breads
Time 55m
Yield 12 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 9
Steps:
- SIFT TOGETHER flour, soda, and sugar, and then add pecans.
- Next add slightly beaten eggs and the crushed Pineapples.
- Pour batter into a 9x13 cake pan that has been greased and flour.
- Bake 40 minutes at 350 degrees; cake will be dark.
- While cake is still hot, using a fork punch holes in top of cake.
- Mix icing with mixer until smooth and spread on cake while it is still hot!
- Let cake cool and serve.
- Enjoy!
CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES
A lovely cookie recipe that I got from a friend...its very tasty. I hope that you will enjoy this quick and easy to make recipe. They taste best after a few days.
Provided by Baby Kato
Categories Dessert
Time 28m
Yield 12-24 cookies
Number Of Ingredients 11
Steps:
- Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (180 degrees C).
- In a large bowl, cream butter, 1/3 cup of powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
- Add the vanilla extract.
- In a small bowl, mix the flour, ground pecans, 1/2 cup grated chocolate, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and salt together well.
- Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
- Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for two hours, until firm.
- Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
- Bake in a 325 degree oven for 15 - 18 minutes. The cookies should be firm to the touch, then cool for 1 minute, and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
- In a small bowl mix together the 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and 1/4 cup of ground cocoa.
- Coat the the cookies while still warm in the sugar and cocoa mix.
- Enjoy!
CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES
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
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
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKE
I don't why it's called a wedding cake...but that is what my aunt always called it. It is really good. Made it for a girls get-together and everyone wanted the recipe!!
Provided by babygirl65
Categories Dessert
Time 45m
Yield 6-8 serving(s)
Number Of Ingredients 10
Steps:
- Beat sugar with eggs. Add pineapple WITH juice; stir to mix.
- Sift flour and baking soda together, add to mix.
- Pour into ungreased 9 x 13 baking dish.
- Bake at 350°F for 35 minutes.
- While cake is baking, make topping.
- Cream together cream cheese, sugar, butter and vanilla* at high speed.
- While cake is warm, not hot, put topping on cake.
- *I always bake with Mexican vanilla, it has a very different taste than regular vanilla extract. Try it and let me know! You will not be disappointed, I promise!
MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES
Also known as Russian Tea Cakes, these little cookies are perfection! The dough is easy to work with, and the cookies are perfectly tender and crumbly but sturdy enough to hold together until you bite into them. The egg yolk does wonderful things for the texture. Prep time includes chilling dough. Recipe by Alice Medrich.
Provided by Tracy K
Categories Dessert
Time 2h37m
Yield 3 dozen cookies (approx)
Number Of Ingredients 8
Steps:
- Pulse the nuts in a food processor fitted with a steel blade until half of them look finely chopped and the rest look pulverized.
- Transfer to another bowl and set aside.
- Wipe the bowl of the FP with a paper towel to remove any excess nut oil.
- Put the granulated sugar in the bowl and process until powdery.
- Add the flour and salt and pulse just to mix.
- Add the butter chunks, vanilla and egg yolk.
- Process until the mixture looks damp and begins to clump together.
- Add the nuts and pulse until combined.
- Transfer dough to another bowl, cover and refrigerate at least 2 hours, preferably overnight, or up to a few days.
- Preheat the oven to 325.
- Shape barely more than level tablespoons of dough into 1 1/4" balls or crescent shapes.
- Place 2 inches apart on ungreased cookie sheets (ungreased).
- Bake for 22- 24 minutes or until lightly colored on top and golden brown on bottom.
- Rotate the cookie sheets halfway through the baking time to ensure even baking.
- When the cookies are done, let them cool on the pans for 5 minutes, then gently roll each hot cookie in powdered sugar to coat.
- Cool completely on a rack before storing.
- If desired, you can roll each cookie in powdered sugar again once completely cooled for more even coating.
- Cookies may be stored, airtight, for at least 2 weeks.
Nutrition Facts : Calories 1344, Fat 99, SaturatedFat 44.3, Cholesterol 232.8, Sodium 665, Carbohydrate 98.2, Fiber 8.4, Sugar 20.5, Protein 22
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