Traditional Mexican Wedding Cookies

Total Time: 45 mins Preparation Time: 15 mins Cook Time: 30 mins

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup powdered sugar
• 1 teaspoon vanilla
• 2 1/4 cups sifted flour
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 3/4 cup chopped walnuts
• powdered sugar (for rolling baked cookies in)

Recipe

• 1 cream together butter and powdered sugar until light and fluffy; stir in vanilla.
• 2 whisk together flour and salt; add gradually to butter mixture; stir in chopped nuts.
• 3 chill dough if it seems too soft.
• 4 form dough into 1 1/4" balls and place onto parchment-lined or ungreased baking sheets.
• 5 bake at 400° for 10-12 minutes or just until the cookies start to turn light golden-brown; remove from oven and allow to cool slightly; while cookies are still warm (but not hot) remove them from baking sheets and roll, a few at a time, in powdered sugar until evenly coated; cool cookies completely on wire racks.
• 6 cookies may (optionally) be rolled in powdered sugar a second time once cooled to room temperature.
• 7 note: forming dough into 1" balls will increase yield to 48 cookies.