Mexican Wedding Cakes

Name: Mexican Wedding Cakes
Prep time: 35 min
Cook time: 15 min
Total time: 50 min
Ingredients: 2 cups flour; 1 cup powdered sugar; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 1 cup butter; 1 teaspoon almond extract; 1 tablespoon vanilla; 1 cup finely chopped almonds; 2 to 3 t powdered sugar

Mexican Wedding Cakes is a favorite cookie or candy featuring powdered sugar, almond extract, vanilla, preserved from the family cookbook.

Prep 35 minCook 15 minTotal 50 min

A serving of Mexican Wedding Cakes featuring powdered sugar and almond extract — Representative stock photo · alexfiles / flickr / BY-SA 2.0

Method

Make something worth remembering.

Method

Preheat oven to 325°F. Combine flour, 1 cup powdered sugar, and salt. Using pastry blender or fork, cut in butter until mixture resembles coarse crumbs. Add vanilla and almond extract. Mix in chopped almonds; knead by hand to form a smooth dough. Shape into balls. Place 1 inch apart on ungreased cookie sheet. Bake at 325 degrees for 12 to 15 minutes. Roll in powdered sugar.

Family note

What makes this ours

This recipe is preserved exactly where it belongs: beside the person who shared it and ready for the next family kitchen.

BKRecipe contributed byBrigit Kennedy Martell