DENVER — Valentine's Day is almost here, and what better way to celebrate than with cookies?
9NEWS' executive director of social responsibility and community affairs, Jesse Ogas, shared his family recipe for Mexican wedding cookies.
"What's interesting is throughout Latin America, everybody has their own little version," Ogas said. "My mom used to make these during the Christmas season. She used to call them St. Nicks."
It's an easy recipe and fun to make with children. They're simple, easy and delicious.
Mexican wedding cookies
Ingredients:
- 1 1/2 sticks of butter (not margarine)
- 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar
- 1 cup of chopped pecans
- 1 tablespoon of vanilla extract
- 2 cups of flour
- 2 tablespoons of cold water
- 3 cups of powdered sugar
Directions:
- Set aside the 3 cups of powdered sugar in a separate bowl.
- Cream together the butter, 5 tablespoons of powdered sugar and vanilla extract. Add the flour, water and pecans.
- Spoon out the dough in balls onto a greased cookie sheet. Bake at 350 degrees until the cookies turn golden brown.
- Let the cookies cool, and roll them in the bowl of powered sugar.
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