Mexican Bride Cookies

Recipesfull introduces to you: Cinco de Mayo Recipes. (Mexican Bride Cookies). This wonderful sugar cookie is a well-known favorite.

Brief

Servings: 24

Yield: 2 dozen

Mexican Bride Cookies

Ingredients

2 cups all-purpose flour

½ cup confectioners' sugar

1 cup butter

softened

1 pinch salt

1 cup chopped pecans

1 tablespoon vanilla extract

Authentic Mexican Shrimp Cocktail (Coctel de Camarones estilo Mexicano)

World Cuisine

Directions

Step 1

Preheat oven 350 degrees F (150 degrees C).

Step 2

Mix the flour sugar salt and nuts together in a medium bowl. Stir in the vanilla. Either with your hands (my favorite way) or with a pastry cutter work the butter into the flour mixture until it becomes a ball. Shape the dough into 24 one inch flat circles and place on a cookie sheet.

Step 3

Bake for 30 minutes or until they are lightly browned. After they have cooled on a rack dust them heavily with confectioners' sugar.

Nutritional Information

Mexican Bride Cookies

Servings Per Recipe:24

Calories: 148.4

% Daily Value *

Protein: 1.6g 3%

Carbohydrates: 11.1g 4%

Dietary Fiber: 0.7g 3%

Sugars: 2.7g

Fat: 11g 17%

Saturated Fat: 5.2g 26%

Cholesterol: 20.3mg 7%

Vitamin A Iu: 238.9IU 5%

Niacin Equivalents: 1mg 8%

Folate: 20.3mcg 5%

Calcium: 7.1mg 1%

Iron: 0.6mg 3%

Magnesium: 8mg 3%

Potassium: 32.9mg 1%

Sodium: 54.8mg 2%

Thiamin: 0.1mg 11%

Calories From Fat: 99.4

*Percent Daily Values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. Your daily values may be higher or lower depending on your calorie needs.

**Nutrient information is not available for all ingredients. Amount is based on available nutrient data.

(-)Nutrition information is provided for reference only. If you are following a medically restrictive diet, please consult your doctor or registered dietitian before preparing this recipe for personal consumption.