Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

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Mexican Wedding Cookies
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Ingredients
5
Count
Nutrition
2288
Calories
Total time
60
Minutes
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Ingredients:

Directions:

  1. Preheat oven to 275 degrees.
  2. Line cookie sheets with parchment paper.
  3. Using an electric mixer, cream the butter and sugar at low speed until it is smooth.
  4. Beat in the vanilla.
  5. At low speed gradually add the flour.
  6. Mix in the pecans with a spatula.
  7. With floured hands, take out about 1 tablespoon of dough and shape into crescent, (I rolled into a ball).
  8. Continue to dust hands with flour as you make more cookies.
  9. Place onto prepared cookie sheets.
  10. Bake for 40 minutes.
  11. When cool enough to handle but still warm, roll in additional confectioners' sugar. Cool on wire racks.
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Nutrition Facts

Per ServingPer 100 g
Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories 2287.99 Kcal (9579 kJ)
Calories from fat 1625.14 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 180.57g 278%
Cholesterol 244.03mg 81%
Sodium 16.64mg 1%
Potassium 650.15mg 14%
Total Carbs 159.11g 53%
Sugars 62.97g 252%
Dietary Fiber 13.93g 56%
Protein 23.9g 48%
Vitamin C 1.2mg 2%
Vitamin A 1.1mg 38%
Iron 4.6mg 26%
Calcium 129.1mg 13%
Amount Per 100 g
Calories 568.55 Kcal (2380 kJ)
Calories from fat 403.84 Kcal
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 44.87g 278%
Cholesterol 60.64mg 81%
Sodium 4.13mg 1%
Potassium 161.56mg 14%
Total Carbs 39.54g 53%
Sugars 15.65g 252%
Dietary Fiber 3.46g 56%
Protein 5.94g 48%
Vitamin C 0.3mg 2%
Vitamin A 0.3mg 38%
Iron 1.2mg 26%
Calcium 32.1mg 13%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
Find out how many calories should you eat.

Tastes

  • salty
  • savory
  • bitter
  • sweet
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Recipe Tags

Weightwatchers Points

  • 60
    Points
  • 65
    PointsPlus

Good Points

  • saturated fat free,
  • sodium free,
  • good source of fiber

Bad Points

  • High in Sugar,
  • High in Total Fat

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