55 Mexican Christmas Food Ideas
Super easy Christmas Mexican Wedding Cookies are soft and buttery with almonds in every bite and covered in powdered sugar.
Servings: 24
Ingredients
- 1 cup butter
- ½ cup powdered sugar
- 1 teaspoon vanilla extract
- 1 teaspoon almond extract
- 2 teaspoons water
- 2 cups all purpose flour
- 1 cup almonds, chopped
- ½ cup powdered sugar, to roll cookies in
Instructions
- Cream the butter and powdered sugar together in a medium bowl. Then, mix in the vanilla and almond extract.
- Add the flour and almonds. Mix until just combined.
- Cover the bowl and chill in the fridge for 1-2 hours.
- After the dough has chilled preheat the oven to 325°F
- Shape the dough into balls and roll in powdered sugar and place on a cookie sheet. (Do not spray the cookie sheet). Bake for 16-18 minutes.
- Once cool roll them in powdered sugar.
Nutrition
Calories: 160kcal | Carbohydrates: 14g | Protein: 2g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 5g | Cholesterol: 20mg | Sodium: 68mg | Potassium: 55mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 5g | Vitamin A: 236IU | Calcium: 20mg | Iron: 1mg