Thursday

Mexican Wedding Cookies

Mix together thoroughly:

1 cup soft butter
½ cup sifted powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla

Sift and stir in:
2 ¼ cup sifted flour
¼ t. salt
¾ cup finely chopped nuts ( pecans or walnuts)

Chill dough. Roll into 1 in. balls.
Place on ungreased cookie sheet. (cookies do not spread)
Bake till set at 400 degrees 10-12 minutes, but NOT brown.
While still warm, roll in powdered sugar. Cool then roll in again.

4 dz 1 ½ inch cookies

These were a tradition at Christmas time from Jennie Carlson’s kitchen. She made them a light green color.

~Janice Robinson

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