baking essentials: mexican wedding cookies
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This is my housekeeper’s recipe, and last night her daughter wanted to make them, so I gave her the kitchen and took a few photos as she worked. You may be familiar with the recipe… they are also known as pecan sandies. I have made sandies before with a similar recipe, the only item that I had never used before was the cinnamon, but I thought it was a great addition. FYI: I think they taste even better the next day. So, you ready… Let’s get into the kitchen.
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yield
serving(s)
prep time
10 Min
cook time
25 Min
method
Bake
Ingredients For baking essentials: mexican wedding cookies
- PLAN/PURCHASE
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1 csweet butter, unsalted, softened
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1/2 cconfectioners' sugar
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2 Tbspwater
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2 tspvanilla extract
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1/4 tspground cinnamon
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2 cflour, all-purpose variety
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1 cchopped pecans
- ADDITIONAL ITEMS
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confectioners' sugar, for dusting
How To Make baking essentials: mexican wedding cookies
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1PREP/PREPARE
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2Gather your ingredients (mise en place).
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3Place a rack in the middle position and preheat the oven to 300f (150c).
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4Add the softened butter and confectioner’s sugar to a bowl, then whisk until smooth and creamy. Then, whisk in 1 tablespoon of the water, plus the vanilla extract, and cinnamon.
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5Add the flour in thirds until incorporated, then fold in the pecans.
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6This is a dry, almost crumbly batter, so only add the second tablespoon of water if needed. In addition, you cannot use a whisk for this step. She started out with a wooden spoon and did the final mixing using her hands.
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7Roll into small tubes, or round balls, she got about 24, then place them on a parchment-lined baking sheet.
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8Bake in the preheated oven until the bottoms begin to turn a golden brown, 20 – 25 minutes.
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9Allow to cool for about 15 minutes before dusting with the confectioner’s sugar.
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10PLATE/PRESENT
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11I like serving these in the afternoon with a contrasting beverage, like espresso, coffee, or tea. Enjoy.
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12Keep the faith, and keep cooking.
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