Mexican Wedding Cookies
How to make classic Mexican Wedding Cookies! Mexican Wedding Cookies (also commonly known as "Russian Tea Cakes" or "Snowballs") are so simple to make and just require a handful of ingredients!

Ingredients
35 servings
Instructions
- Preheat oven to 375°F and line a cookie sheet with parchment paper**.
- Combine butter, powdered sugar, vanilla extract and salt in the bowl of a stand mixer (or you can use a large bowl and an electric mixer) and beat until creamy.
- Gradually, with mixer on low-speed, add flour until ingredients are well combined (be sure to scrape down the sides and bottom of the bowl!).
- Add finely chopped nuts and use a spatula to work nuts into dough.
- Scoop cookie dough by approximately 1 tablespoon and roll between your hands to form a smooth ball. Place on prepared baking sheet, spacing cookies 1" apart.
- Bake on 375°F for 10-12 minutes or until bottom edges of cookies are just beginning to turn light golden brown.
- Remove from oven and allow to cool for 10 minutes before rolling generously through additional powdered sugar. Enjoy!
Nutrition per serving
108kcal
💰 Cost Estimate
Total Ingredients
$647.00
$647.00
Per Serving
$18.00/serving
$18.00/serving
🏠 Savings
~$1294.00 vs buying!
~$1294.00 vs buying!
📋 Price Breakdown (86% ingredients detected)
| Ingredient | Amount | Subtotal |
|---|---|---|
| unsalted butter | 1 cup | $260.00 |
| powdered sugar | 1 cup | $30.00 |
| vanilla extract | 2 tsp | $152.00 |
| salt | 0.5 tsp | $1.00 |
| all-purpose flour | 2 cups | $16.00 |
| nuts | 1 cup | $188.00 |
| Additional powdered sugar | - | - |
*Estimated market prices, may vary by region
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