Pistachio Mexican Wedding Cakes
From pleclare 16 years ago
- 50 minutes to make
- Serves 46
A buttery melt in your mouth cookie packed with nuts.
Ingredients
- 2 sticks unsalted butter,room temperature shopping list
- 2c powdered sugar shopping list
- 1c shelled,unsalted roasted pistachios,minced shopping list
- 2tsp fresh grated orange zest shopping list
- 1tsp kosher salt shopping list
- 1tsp vanilla extract shopping list
- 1/2tsp almond extract shopping list
- 21/4c all purpose flour shopping list
How to make it
- Heat oven to 350. Line 2 baking sheets with parchment paper;set aside
- 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)
- 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.
- 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
The Rating
Reviewed by 8 people-
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.
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Great Post will be trying these as soon .......thanks
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Superb recipe! I like the sound of this a lot!
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