Mexican Wedding Cakes

By mytastytreasures

Buttery, nutty, and delicious bite sized cookie!

Ingredients

• 1 cup butter, softened
• 1/2 cup confectioners sugar
• 1/4 teaspoon salt
• 2 teaspoons vanilla
• 1 cup pecans, toasted and finely ground
• 2 cups all purpose flour
• More confectioners sugar for rolling.

Preparation

Step 1

Preheat oven to 350. Grease or line 2 cookie sheets.

Beat butter, confectioners sugar, salt and vanilla in a large bowl until well blended.

Stir in your toasted finely ground pecans. Stir in flour till well blended.

Shape into 1 inch balls and arrange 1 1/4 incheds apart on the cookie sheets. Bake until lightly browned about 12-15 minutes. Let stand briefly. Remove to a rack to cool. Roll in confectioners sugar to coat completely.