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Vegan Mexican Wedding cookies stacked on a plate.
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Mexican Wedding Cookies

These Mexican Wedding Cookies, also known as snowball cookies or Russian Tea Cakes, are soft, nutty, buttery (and yet not buttery) confections. They're perfectly sweet as-is or especially delicious crumbled over ice cream.
Course Dessert
Cuisine Mexican
Keyword eggless mexican wedding cookies, mexian wedding cookies without meringue powder, mexican wedding cookies no eggs, vegan mexican wedding cookies
Prep Time 20 minutes
Cook Time 20 minutes
Total Time 40 minutes
Servings 28 cookies
Calories 126kcal
Author Gracias Madre

Ingredients

  • 1 cup coconut oil melted
  • ½ cup powdered sugar plus more for dusting
  • 2 cups all-purpose flour
  • 1 cup chopped pecans
  • 1 tablespoon vanilla extract
  • ½ teaspoon Himalayan salt

Instructions

  • Preheat the oven to 350°F. Line two baking sheets with parchment.
  • In the bowl of a stand mixer fitted with the paddle attachment, add the coconut oil and powdered sugar and beat at medium speed until thoroughly combined, about 3 minutes. Add the flour, pecans, vanilla, and salt and mix on low speed until the flour is incorporated. Increase the speed to medium and beat until the mixture is fluffy and well mixed, about 5 minutes.
  • Scoop the dough out in rounded tablespoons onto the prepared baking sheets. Using your hands, gently flatten the cookies to about ½ inch thick. Chill the cookies for about 10 minutes before baking.
  • Bake for 10 minutes, rotate the pans, and bake for another 10 minutes, or until the cookies are just beginning to look golden around the edges. Let cool for a few minutes on the pan, then transfer the cookies to a wire rack to cool completely.
  • Spoon a few tablespoons of powdered sugar into a bowl. Gently coat the cooled cookies in the powdered sugar, adding more sugar to the bowl as needed.

Notes

Nut options and alternatives: Walnuts, almonds, pumpkin seeds.

Nutrition

Calories: 126kcal | Carbohydrates: 10g | Protein: 1g | Fat: 11g | Saturated Fat: 7g | Polyunsaturated Fat: 1g | Monounsaturated Fat: 2g | Sodium: 42mg | Potassium: 26mg | Fiber: 1g | Sugar: 0.2g | Vitamin A: 2IU | Vitamin C: 0.04mg | Calcium: 4mg | Iron: 1mg