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    Home » Dessert Recipes » Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies

    Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies

    Published Dec 17, 2021 · Modified Nov 8, 2022 by Renee · Leave a Comment · This post may include affiliate links. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.

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    Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies are filled with butter, pecans, cinnamon, and mini chocolate chips. Once baked they are rolled in powdered sugar to resemble little snowballs.

    Cookies on a plate with one that has a bite taken out.

    Traditionally Mexican wedding cookies are made without chocolate, and similar recipes have different names depending on the country. I have a tendency to add chocolate to desserts, like my Mexican Chocolate Pecan Pie.

    Similar cookies are also called chocolate snowball cookies, since they resemble snowballs after being dusted with powdered sugar. The texture of the cookies are slightly crumbly and buttery like a shortbread cookie.

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    • Ingredients for the Cookies
    • How to Make the Dough
    • Baking the Cookies
    • Serving and Storing the Cookies
    • Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookie Recipe

    Ingredients for the Cookies

    The ingredients for these Chocolate Mexican Wedding cookies are simple and since there's no egg in the batter, a taste test is completely acceptable 🙂

    Ingredients on a marble board.

    Unsalted Butter- Allow both sticks of butter to soften and come to room temperature.

    Sugar- I used powdered sugar in the dough, but granulated white sugar can be used as well.

    Pecans- Give the pecans a light toasting before pulsing them. You want to end up with a coarse powder like this.

    Crushed pecans in a glass bowl.

    Alternatively, you can substitute any type of nuts you like. Follow the same steps of toasting the nuts and crushing them.

    Chocolate Chips- I used mini chocolate chips for even more chocolate flavor. You can omit them or substitute mint chocolate chips.

    How to Make the Dough

    Mix all the dry ingredients together in a separate bowl and whisk to combine.

    Glass bowl with flour and cocoa powder mixed together.

    In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment cream the softened butter and sugar. Add in the vanilla and cream until light and fluffy.

    Then slowly add the dry mixture into the butter and beat on low speed. Add the chocolate chips and mix to combine.

    Disc of dough on plastic wrap.

    Scoop out the dough onto plastic wrap and form a large disc. Wrap and place in the fridge for 1 hour. This dough can also be frozen at this point.

    If you leave the dough in the fridge too long, just use a large kitchen knife to cut it into 1 inch portions. Then roll each piece into a smooth ball.

    Baking the Cookies

    These cookies will not spread much, and therefore do not need a lot of space in between. I also slightly flatten the top to make them more domed shaped instead of round.

    Rolled cookie dough on a baking sheet with parchment paper.

    Bake them on a parchment or silicon lined baking sheet in the oven at 350 degrees F, for 15-16 minutes. Be sure not to over bake them.

    While the cookies are baking sift 1 cup of powdered sugar into a bowl. I found that the sifting the sugar made it easier to coat the cookies evenly.

    Once the cookies are done baking, leave them on the baking sheet for 5 minutes. Then roll them in powdered sugar while they are slightly warm.

    Cookies stacked on a round plate.

    Serving and Storing the Cookies

    Allow cookies to cool on a baking rack or plate, and serve with an extra dusting of powdered sugar.

    Once cooled, cookies can be stored in an air tight container up to 4 days. They can also be frozen once baked. For best results freeze baked cookies without powdered sugar. Allow to come to room temperature then roll in powdered sugar.

    Up close shot of cookies on a plate and one with a bite taken out.

    Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookie Recipe

    Renee Fuentes
    Chocolate Mexican Wedding Cookies are filled with butter, pecans, cinnamon, and mini chocolate chips. Once baked they are rolled in powdered sugar to resemble little snowballs.
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    Prep Time 25 mins
    Cook Time 15 mins
    Resting Time 1 hr
    Total Time 1 hr 40 mins
    Servings 30

    Equipment

    • Stand Mixer
    • Oven

    Ingredients
      

    • 2 Sticks Unsalted Butter room temperature
    • ½ cup Powdered or Granulated Sugar
    • 1 teaspoon Vanilla Extract
    • 2 cups All Purpose Flour Spooned and Leveled into measuring cup
    • 1 cup Pecans
    • ⅓ cup Unsweetened Cocoa
    • 1 teaspoon Ground Cinnamon
    • ¼ teaspoon salt
    • ½ cup Mini Chocolate Chips
    • 1 cup Powdered Sugar Sifted into a bowl

    Instructions
     

    • Lightly toast pecans. Add them to a food chopper and pulse until they are grounds. You can also add them to a zip top bag and crush with a rolling pin.
    • In a medium bowl add all purpose flour, crushed pecans, cocoa powder, cinnamon, and salt. Whisk until combined, and set aside.
    • In a stand mixer with the paddle attachment, add both sticks of butter and ½ cup of powdered sugar. Mix on medium speed for 3 minutes until light and fluffy. Scrape down the sides of the bowl as needed. Add vanilla and mix for an additional 2 minutes.
    • Add dry mixture in small batches to butter mixture over low speed until combined. Add in Mini Chocolate Chips and stir to combine.
    • Remove the dough onto plastic wrap and form a large disc. Wrap and place in the refrigeratro for 1 hour. The dough can also be frozen at this point or rolled into balls and freeze.
    • Preheat oven to 350° F. Line a baking sheet with parchment paper or silicon baking mat. Use a spoon or cookie scoop to make a tablespoon size ball. Roll it in between your hands to form a smooth ball.
    • Place cookie dough on baking sheet and flatten the top slightly. The cookies will not spread much and can be placed about an inch apart from each other.
    • Bake cookies for 15-16 minutes, do not overbake. Remove from oven and leave cookies on baking sheet for 5 minutes.
    • Sift 1 cup of powdered sugar into a bowl. Once cookies have cooled for 5 minutes, dip them into the powdered sugar. Use a fork to remove them from the bowl. Place on a tray or plate to cool. You can sift additional powder sugar on top if you like.
    • Once cooled, cookies can be stored in an air tight container up to 4 days.

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    Notes

    Any type of nut can be substituted for the pecans. Be sure to toast them lightly to bring out their aroma before pulsing. 
    If the cookies are too warm when dipped in powdered sugar, they will melt the sugar.
    Cookie dough can be frozen for up to 2 months, or baked cookies can be frozen too. For best results bring frozen baked cookies to room temperature then roll them in powdered sugar.
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    Nutrition

    Serving: 1gCalories: 133kcalCarbohydrates: 13gProtein: 1gFat: 9gSaturated Fat: 4gPolyunsaturated Fat: 1gMonounsaturated Fat: 3gTrans Fat: 1gCholesterol: 16mgSodium: 21mgPotassium: 39mgFiber: 1gSugar: 6gVitamin A: 190IUVitamin C: 1mgCalcium: 7mgIron: 1mg

    Nutritional information is provided as an estimate only and depends on ingredients and amounts used. Thai Caliente makes no guarantees to the accuracy of this information.

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