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Whole Grain Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

Whole Grain Mexican Wedding Cookies Recipe

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Ingredients:

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1 cup pecans, toasted, cooled and blended
1 cup organic unsalted butter
1/2 cup fine grain evaporated unbleached cane sugar
1 dash vanilla extract
1 dash bourbon (optional)
1 1/2 cups whole wheat pastry flour
1 cup oat flour
1/2 tsp fine grain sea salt
powdered sugar , for dusting

Directions:

Preheat the oven to 325 degrees. Blend the pecans in a food processor until they become a fine meal, but not a paste.
In a mixer beat the butter until it becomes creamy, add the sugar and mix until everything is creamy and lighter in color. Add vanilla and bourbon, followed but the nut meal. Slowly add the flours and salt and mix until a stiff dough is formed . On a piece of plastic wrap pat the dough into a disk 3/4-inch thick. Cover entire dough with plastic wrap and chill in the freezer for 10-15 minutes.
Use a 1-inch cookie cutter to shape the cookies and place them on a lined baking sheet. Bake for 12 minutes or until the bottoms of the cookies begin to brown lightly. Dust with powdered sugar.

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Nutrition Facts

Per Serving Per 100 g

Amount Per 1 Serving
Calories	459.29 Kcal (1923 kJ)
Calories from fat	342.22 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	38.02g	58%
Cholesterol	48.81mg	16%
Sodium	7.86mg	0%
Potassium	193.64mg	4%
Total Carbs	25.72g	9%
Sugars	1.19g	5%
Dietary Fiber	4.85g	19%
Protein	7.21g	14%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	8%
Iron	2mg	11%
Calcium	38.4mg	4%

Amount Per 100 g
Calories	434.42 Kcal (1819 kJ)
Calories from fat	323.69 Kcal
		% Daily Value*
Total Fat	35.97g	58%
Cholesterol	46.16mg	16%
Sodium	7.44mg	0%
Potassium	183.16mg	4%
Total Carbs	24.33g	9%
Sugars	1.12g	5%
Dietary Fiber	4.59g	19%
Protein	6.82g	14%
Vitamin C	0.2mg	0%
Vitamin A	0.2mg	8%
Iron	1.9mg	11%
Calcium	36.3mg	4%

* Percent Daily Values are based on a 2000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.
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