Mexican Wedding Cakes

Name: Mexican Wedding Cakes
Prep time: 20 min
Cook time: 10 min
Total time: 30 min
Ingredients: 1 cup margarine (softened); 1/2 cup powdered sugar (sifted); 1 teaspoon vanilla; 2 1/4 cups flour; 1/4 teaspoon salt; 3/4 cup finely chopped pecans

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

Prep 20 minCook 10 minTotal 30 min

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

Method

Make something worth remembering.

Method

Mix together the margarine, sugar, and vanilla. Add the flour and salt and mix well.
Add the pecans and mix well. Chill the dough. Roll into 1" balls. Place on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake at 400°Fs for 10 - 12 minutes until set, but not brown. Cool and roll in powdered sugar.

Family note

What makes this ours

This recipe came from Aunt Bonnie in 1956.

JFRecipe contributed byJudy Fredericks Martell