Best 3 Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipes

CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING CAKES (COOKIES)

Steps:

• In a food processor or blender, process pecans with 1/4 cup of the powdered sugar, until very fine. Mix in flour, cocoa and salt & set aside.
• In a large mixing bowl, cream butter with 3/4 cup of the powdered sugar; Blend until light and fluffy. Beat in vanilla until well blended.
• Add flour mixtureslowly, until well mixed. Cover and refrigerate for 2 hours.
• Preheat oven to 350°F.
• Form dough into 1-inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheets.
• Bake until golden, 18 to 20 minutes.
• Mix together remaining 1/2 cup powdered sugar and cinnamon. When cookies have cooled slightly, roll in cinnamon mixture. Finish cooling on wire racks.
• Makes 36 cookies.

CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• In a large bowl, cream butter, 1/3 cup of powdered sugar until light and fluffy.
• Add the vanilla extract.
• In a small bowl, mix the flour, ground pecans, 1/2 cup grated chocolate, cinnamon, cayenne pepper and salt together well.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
• Wrap the dough in plastic wrap and chill for two hours, until firm.
• Shape the dough into 1-inch balls and place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet.
• Bake in a 325 degree oven for 15 - 18 minutes. The cookies should be firm to the touch, then cool for 1 minute, and transfer to a wire rack to finish cooling.
• In a small bowl mix together the 1/2 cup of the powdered sugar and 1/4 cup of ground cocoa.
• Coat the the cookies while still warm in the sugar and cocoa mix.
• Enjoy!

CHOCOLATE MEXICAN WEDDING COOKIES

Steps:

• In a large bowl, cream the butter and 1/3 cup confectioner's sugar until light and fluffy. Add the vanilla extract.
• In a separate bowl, combine the flour, ground pecans, 1/2 cup ground chocolate, cinnamon and salt; mix well.
• Gradually add the dry ingredients to the creamed mixture.
• Wrap dough in plastic wrap and chill 1 to 2 hours, or until firm.
• Preheat oven to 325 degrees F (180 degrees C).
• Shape the dough into 1-inch balls. Place balls 1 inch apart on an ungreased baking sheet. Bake 15 to 18 minutes, or until the cookies are firm to the touch. Cool 1 minute on the baking sheet, then transfer to a wire rack.
• For the coating, sift 1/2 cup of the confectioner's sugar and 1/4 cup of the ground cocoa into a shallow bowl. While cookies are still warm, roll them in the coating.