Mexican-Style Tea Cookies

Makes about 4 dozen
Time 30 min
Mexican-Style Tea Cookies

Everyone loves these tender, crumbly cookies, especially served with hot coffee or tea. Include these on your holiday cookie plate and wait for rave reviews.

Ingredients

    1 cup(2 sticks) unsalted butter
    3/4 cup<a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/whole-trade.php">Whole Trade™</a> powdered sugar, sifted, plus more for dredging
    2 teaspoons<a href="http://www.wholefoodsmarket.com/products/whole-trade.php">Whole Trade™</a> vanilla extract
    2 cupsall-purpose flour
    1 cupvery finely ground pecans or almonds
    1 teaspoonfine sea salt

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Method

Using an electric mixer, cream together butter and sugar at medium-high speed until light and fluffy, about 4 minutes.


Add vanilla, flour, pecans and salt. Blend well.


Gather dough into a ball, press into a flat disc, wrap and refrigerate for several hours or overnight.


Preheat the oven to 375°F. Scoop and roll dough into small teaspoon-sized balls and place on a non-stick baking sheet about an inch apart.


Bake until just golden brown, 8 to 10 minutes.


Remove, let sit for 1 minute then gently dredge cookies in sifted powdered sugar. Cool completely and recoat with powdered sugar.

Nutritional Info

Serving Size

2 cookies

Calories

150

Total Fat

11g

Saturated Fat

5g

Cholesterol

20mg

Sodium

100mg

Total Carbohydrate

12g

Dietary Fiber

1g

Total Sugars

4g

Protein

2g

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