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Pistachio Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe


Pistachio Mexican Wedding Cakes Recipe
A buttery melt in your mouth cookie packed with nuts.

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Ingredients
  • 2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature
  • 2c powdered sugar
  • 1c shelled,unsalted roasted pistachios,minced
  • 2tsp fresh grated orange zest
  • 1tsp kosher salt
  • 1tsp vanilla extract
  • 1/2tsp almond extract
  • 21/4c all purpose flour

Directions
  1. Heat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper;set aside
  2. Combine butter and 1/2c of powdered sugar in the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment. Beat on medium high until light and fluffy,about 3 mins. Add pistachios,orange zest,salt ,vanilla extract and almond extract and continue mixing until ingredients are well incorporated. Add flour and mix just until ,about 30 seconds(do not overmix)
  3. Shape dough into tbs.-size balls. Place 1 "apart on prepared baking sheets. Bake until bottoms begin to brown,about 15 mins. Remove from oven and let cool completely on the baking sheets.
  4. Pour remaining 11/2c powdered sugar into a medium bowl. Working with 5or 6 at a time ,place warm cookies in powdered sugar,turning gently to thickly coat(you should see ver little of the cookie underneath). Let cool and recoat in powdered sugar if a thicker coat is desired. Repeat with remaining cookies

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Wow...Pistachios in cookies.I'm so excited to see a recipe for it.I will be making this one soon!Thanks for sharing,Pleclare.


Great Post will be trying these as soon .......thanks


That is great!



My mom made these with walnuts and vanilla. I love the idea of orange zest. What a great flavor inhancer. Thanks.


Yumm! Love Mexican wedding cakes, never tried them with pistachios (which will make them even better, no doubts!)
Thanks, Pleclare -- great post!


Superb recipe! I like the sound of this a lot!


Good post! love pistachios.


Oh these sound delicious. Is this a new variety of the Mexican wedding cookies? These are going on my table over the weekend! Thank you for a new recipe to make for my family and friends!


The combination of orange, pistachio and almond sound irresistable. I can't wait to try this.


Yum! Love the regular ones so this one should be great also! Hubby will love the pistachios! Now on my list for the next baking session.
Thanks for sharing this with me!


O----h! Yum Yum! I can't wait to try these! The orange zest with the pistachios just sounds so good!!!


Excellent! :)


I think you have a Winner on your hands.
Nice recipe
Thank-you


Sounds good I make them with pecans and we can't get enough of them. They are my favorite Christmas cookies.


Mmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmm



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