colorful mexican wedding cake cookies

How To Make colorful mexican wedding cake cookies

• Step 1
  preheat your oven at 350 degrees
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  Step 2
  have your pecans ready and finely chopped. I use my food processor and it only takes seconds to do. Start with about 2 cups whole pecans. More or less is okay!
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  Step 3
  place your softened butter or margarine in a medium to large mixing bowl.
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  Step 4
  add your white sugar and mix until well blended.
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  Step 5
  add your vanilla extract and mix until well blended.
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  Step 6
  Start gradually adding your flour. Mix until well blended and your able to form a ball.
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  Step 7
  Add your pecans! separate your dough in two parts, add red food coloring in half and green in the other. Mix your colors the best you can.
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  Step 8
  start rolling your balls. pinch off some green and red and roll together. This is time consuming but worth it! The cookies won't raise so you can really fill up that cookie sheet
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  Step 9
  Bake at 350 degrees for 25 minutes or until they start to slightly brown on the edges. Place on a rack to slightly cool.
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  Step 10
  While still warm dust with a little powdered sugar. When they are completely cool dust with a little more! Ta Da!
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