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Expand1 cup butter-softened Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon vanilla Ask a question about this ingredient
6 tablespoons confectioners (powdered) sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
1 teaspoon cinnamon Ask a question about this ingredient
1/4 teaspoon nutmeg Ask a question about this ingredient
2 cups all purpous flour Ask a question about this ingredient
1 cup finely chopped walnuts Ask a question about this ingredient
1/3 cup powdered sugar Ask a question about this ingredient
zest of 1 orange Ask a question about this ingredient
Preheat oven to 350 degrees
Ask a question about this stepcream butter and vanilla until smooth
Ask a question about this stepmix together flour, 6 T sugar, cinnamon, and nutmeg
Ask a question about this stepStir into butter mixture until just blended (will seem flakey and powdery). Mix in walnuts.
Ask a question about this stepForm dough into 1 inch balls and place on ungreased cookie sheet.
Ask a question about this stepBake for 12 minutes. Transfer to wire cooling rack.
Ask a question about this stepmix together remaining powdered sugar and orange zest. When balls are cool enough to touch (but still warm), roll in powdered sugar.
Ask a question about this stepOnce balls have completely cooled, roll once more in powdered sugar.
Ask a question about this stepTomay-to, Toma-to, isn't it funny how we all regard these as Christmas favorites. Maybe A+M should just combine our recipes into one called "The Food52 Russian Mexican Spiced Butter Tea Cake Snowball Cookie."
Ha...these are a classic! My mother always called them Russian Tea cakes too. But, now they are called Mexican Wedding Cookies...I love them too!
Andrew is an artisan chocolatier and the owner of Garrison Confections Gourmet Chocolate Shop.
Excellent, excellent flavor tweaking here. Mexican wedding cakes are near the top of my favorites list and I know that I would adore these flavors in it. When I am ready to make Mex wed cakes again, this will be the one I try.