Christmas Cookies

Mexican wedding cookies...Russian tea cakes...powdered circles of nutty goodness.  Whatever you call them, they are my favorite cookies of the season.  

My Personal KitchenAid

Ready for the Oven

This is an old Bon Appetit recipe.


2 1/4 C. all purpose flour
1/4 t. salt
1 C. (two sticks) butter, room temp.
1/2 C. powdered sugar
1 t. vanilla extract
3/4 C. finely chopped pecans, toasted
powdered sugar


1.  Sift flour and salt together. 
2.  Cream butter in a large bowl until light.  Gradually add 1/2 C. sugar and beat until fluffy.  Add vanilla.  
3.  Mix in dry ingredients in 3 batches.  Mix in pecans.
4.  Refridgerate at least 1 hour or up to 12 hours.


Preheat oven at 400F.  Form dough into 1 inch balls on an ungreased cookie sheet.  Bake for about 15 minutes.  Cool and roll in powdered sugar.  You can cool completely and roll them again in powdered sugar but who has the time or the patience!